Editing Union Springs, New York (section)

== History ==
The village is south of the current village of [[Cayuga, New York|Cayuga]] and north of the former [[Cayuga people|Cayuga Nation]] village of ''Gwau-gwah'' (Cayuga Castle), which became a [[Jesuit]] mission. The native village was a target of the [[Sullivan Expedition]] of 1779. After the war, a reservation was established for the Cayuga who returned, but they gave up their land rights before 1800. The village was incorporated in 1848.

[[Mineral spring]]s near the village made the village an important health spa.

In 2023 the mayor of Union Springs was Bud Shattuck. His term expired in March 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Departments {{!}} Village of Union Springs |url=https://unionspringsny.com/government/departments/ |access-date=2023-04-10 |language=en-US}}</ref> Robert Thurston Jr. ran unopposed for a two-year term,<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 19, 2023 |title=Cayuga County-area voters to choose village mayors, trustees |url=https://auburnpub.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/cayuga-county-area-voters-to-choose-village-mayors-trustees/article_aceb65c2-5242-59e9-99ec-8d559b71732f.html |access-date=2023-04-10 |website=Auburn Citizen |language=en}}</ref> and was elected in March that year.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dellinger |first=Sharon |date=2023-03-23 |title=Central NY village elections: See the results |url=https://www.syracuse.com/politics/cny/2023/03/central-ny-village-elections-see-the-results.html |access-date=2023-04-10 |website=syracuse |language=en}}</ref>

Union Springs is the location of [[Union Springs Academy]] - a [[Seventh-day Adventist]] boarding school.

The [[Peter Yawger House]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2004.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref>  The [[Almeron Durkee House]], [[Charles Howland-William H. Chase House]], and [[William Richardson House]] were listed in 2005.<ref name="nris"/>