The area was part of the original Edward Inman-John Mowry purchase from the Native Americans in 1666.

The Village was also home to the Bushee Academy, a prominent school in the nineteenth century.

Union Village served as a way stop for travelers on the way to Boston, Worcester and Connecticut, and it was a commercial center through the 1820s.

The Marquis de Lafayette allegedly dined at Seth Allen Tavern in Union Village when visiting the United States in 1824-25.

Wright's Farm on Woonsocket Hill Road has a popular dairy and pastry shop.