Uniontown, Missouri facts for kids
Uniontown is a small community in southeastern Perry County, Missouri, USA. It's not a city with its own government, but a quiet place where people live. You can find Uniontown right on U.S. Route 61, about ten miles southeast of a bigger town called Perryville.
How Uniontown Got Its Name
Uniontown wasn't always called Uniontown! Its first name was Paitzdorf. This name came from a village in Thuringia, Germany. Many of the first people who settled here came from that German village.
However, during the Civil War (around the 1860s), things changed. Soldiers from the Union Army set up camp in Paitzdorf. They found the name Paitzdorf hard to say. So, they started calling the place "Uniontown" because it was their camp. The name stuck, and that's what it's called today!
The Story of Uniontown
Uniontown, originally Paitzdorf, was founded in 1839. It was one of seven towns started by a group of German immigrants. These immigrants were led by a person named Rev. C. F. Gruber.
The settlers named their new towns after places in their home region of Saxony, Germany. Besides Paitzdorf (Uniontown), they also founded Altenburg, Dresden, Frohna, Johannisberg, Seelitz, and Wittenberg.
Life in Uniontown
Today, Grace Lutheran Church is an important part of the community. It serves the people living in Uniontown. This church is part of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod.
