A visit to the 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 Union Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Union Cemetery:
32.9618, -87.4206
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Union Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Union Cemetery is located in Bibb County<2>.
The county seat for Bibb County is located in Centreville. Centreville lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the east of the Union Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Union Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Union Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Grimes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Grimes Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- South Sandy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The South Sandy Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sandy Cemetery
- Pine Flat Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Pine Flat Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Flat Cemetery
- Mulberry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mulberry Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Cemetery
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Cemetery
- China Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The China Grove Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Grove Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Duncanville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Old Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Old Shiloh Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shiloh Cemetery
- Pondville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Pondville Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Hubbard Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- New Shiloh Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The New Shiloh Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Shiloh Cemetery
- Mt. Ivah Bible Methodist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Ivah Bible Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Ivah Bible Methodist Church Cemetery
- The Mt. Ivah Bible Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Ivah Cemetery
- Mt. Ivah Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2333388 <5>
- Avery Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Avery Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery Cemetery
- Little Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Little Hope Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hope Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Union Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Phipps ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Phipps is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps
- Duncanville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Duncanville is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncanville
- Pondville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pondville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
- Egypt ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Egypt is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Pearson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pearson is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Hagler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hagler is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Brush Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Brush Creek is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Moundville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Scottsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Scottsville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Powers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Powers is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Morgan Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Morgan Springs is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Springs
- Brent
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Coaling
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Coaling is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,633 people
- Jericho
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jericho is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Cottondale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Centreville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Centreville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,559 people
- East Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- East Town is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Town
- Sahama Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sahama Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sahama Village
- Alberta City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Alberta City is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta City
- University
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- University is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
- Fikestown ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fikestown is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fikestown
- Vance
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Foster's
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Peterson
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Peterson is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
- Tuscaloosa
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ingleside Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ingleside Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside Village
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 Union Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bibb County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Centreville
- Moundville
- Tuscaloosa
- University
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Union Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Bibb 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 Union Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #162945 (Union Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #162945 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: Bibb
- Est. Elev: 98 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Payne Lake
- Location given for Union Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.9617909 Lon: -87.420558
- 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 Bibb, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- 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> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |