A visit to the Old Union Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Old Union Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Union Cemetery:
32.0613, -87.8867
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Union Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Union Cemetery is located in Marengo County<2>.
The county seat for Marengo County is located in Linden. Linden lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Old Union Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Union Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Old Union Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hoboken Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hoboken Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoboken Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Old Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Old Liberty Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Liberty Cemetery
- Pruitt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pruitt Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitt Cemetery
- Paynes Chapel Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Aimwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Aimwell Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aimwell Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Luker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Luker Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luker Cemetery
- Lucker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lucker Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucker Cemetery
- Dixon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- Pearson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Pearson Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson Cemetery
- Nanafalia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Nanafalia Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanafalia Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bashi Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Bashi Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashi Cemetery
- Dunning Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Dunning Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunning Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Mariah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Mariah Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Mariah Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Morrisette Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Morrisette Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisette Cemetery
- Berry Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Berry Chapel Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Chapel Cemetery
- Beaver Creek Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Union Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sweet Water
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sweet Water is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Aimwell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Aimwell is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aimwell
- Dixon's Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dixon's Mills is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon's Mills
- Moss ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moss is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Nanafalia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nanafalia is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanafalia
- Putnam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Putnam is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Morvin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Morvin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morvin
- Barrons ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Barrons is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrons
- Glover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Glover is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Half Acre
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Half Acre is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Acre
- Former names for Half Acre:
- Hell's Half Acre
- Luther's Store
- Campbell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Ellison ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ellison is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Tompkinsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tompkinsville is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- Lavaca
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lavaca is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavaca
- Myrtlewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Myrtlewood is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtlewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Thomasville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Atkeison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Atkeison is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkeison
- Vineland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Vineland is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
- Magnolia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Magnolia is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Pennington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pennington is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Blue Lock ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Blue Lock is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Lock
- Choctaw City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Choctaw City is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw City
- Beckleys ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Beckleys is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckleys
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Old Union Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marengo County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Old Union Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Marengo County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Old Union Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1867935 (Old Union Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1867935 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Marengo
- Est. Elev: 46 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Nanafalia
- Location given for Old Union Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.0612607 Lon: -87.8866769
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Marengo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old Union Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |