The county terrain consists of frequent low wooded hills among the level areas, which are devoted to agriculture.

[3] Its highest point (673 feet/205 meters ASL) is a rise in the Chalybeate Hills, in the Higginson-Henry Wildlife Management Area.

[4] The John T. Myers Locks and Dam, authorized and constructed as Uniontown Locks and Dam, is located 3.5 miles (5.6 km) downstream from Uniontown, on the Ohio River, linking Union County and Posey County Indiana.

[6] Union County is part of the Western Coal Fields region of Kentucky.

The three public elementary schools in the county are located in Morganfield, Sturgis, and Uniontown.

The library supplies the county with educational resources such as computers with internet access.

There are several programs for children: Access to KY Virtual Library provides: • Britannica Digital Learning • Databases

• TeenBookCloud (pilot) • WorldCat (OCLC) The Union County Public Library District offers test-proctoring services at the Morganfield location.

Children's online educational resources include: • ABCya • Bob the builder • CoolMath4Kids • Dr. Seuss • Fun with Spot • KidzPage • Little Critter • Littlest Pet Shop • Neopets • Nick Jr. • Nickelodeon • PBS Kids • Ramo Math games • Star Wars • Turtle Diary • Typing games Ready Reference Links include: Fast Facts, Health, Jobs, Kentucky Driver's Tests, Kentucky Legal Assistance Information, Kentucky Links, Kids, Language, Newspapers, People, Senior Links, Staff Resources, Tax Information, Teen Links, and Union County Links Union County was a longtime Democratic stronghold in presidential elections.