Incorporated in 1844 as the County Seat of Union County
History and images have been compiled from various sources including, among others, the 1987 National Register of Historic Places, Stack & Beasley's 1902 Sketches of Monroe and Union County, Union County Public Library (Patricia Poland, Genealogy & Local History Librarian), the Heritage Room Photo Collection, North Carolina Map Collection, Rootsweb - An Ancestry.com Community and Ancestry.com family histories.
Land Surveyed for Joseph Baucom in 1874
Track of land surveyed Dec. 25, 1874 for Joseph Baucom; signed by J. W. Smith, Surveyor. Mentions land of John Rushing, John M. Austin and Richmond McManus. Source: Ancestry.com, Rootsweb, J.H. Ganis
