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:
31.5674, -85.5980
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 Dale County<2>.
The county seat for Dale County is located in Ozark. Ozark lies just to the south southwest 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 27 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Union Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Antioch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Skipperville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Richardson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Center Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Post Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Post Oak Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Cemetery
- Asbury Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- Concord Congregational Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beersheba Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Beersheba Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Cemetery
- Abbeville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Abbeville Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeville Cemetery
- Calvary Assembly of God Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Clio.
- The Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Antioch Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21269 <5>
- Holmes Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Holmes Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Holmes Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Holmes Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1179208 <5>
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sammon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Sammon Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammon Cemetery
- Magnolia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
- Peniel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Peniel Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peniel Cemetery
- New Hope Congregational Christian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Universalist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dykes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Dykes Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Cemetery
- Magnolia UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Magnolia UMC Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia UMC Cemetery
- The Magnolia UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Magnolia Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24172 <5>
- Danner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Ridge Methodist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Pleasant Ridge Methodist Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge Methodist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Ridge Methodist Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Ariton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2241409 <5>
- Travelers Rest Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Westview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Johnstown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Johnstown Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown Cemetery
- Bethel Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sykes Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Sykes Creek Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykes Creek Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 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:
- Arguta
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Arguta is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arguta
- Skipperville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Skipperville is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipperville
- Phillips Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Phillips Crossroads is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Crossroads
- Ozark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mabson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mabson is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabson
- Elamville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elamville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamville
- Ariton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ariton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ariton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Blue Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Springs is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Clio
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ewell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ewell is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Bertha
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bertha is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
- Clopton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Clopton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Tennille
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Tennille is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennille
- Louisville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Louisville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Roeton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Roeton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roeton
- Java
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Java is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Newton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Newton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
- Frisco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Frisco is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
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 Dale County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ariton
- Brundidge
- Clio
- Louisville
- Midland City
- Newton
- Newville
- Ozark
- Pinckard
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Dale 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 #1805652 (Union Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1805652 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: Dale
- Est. Elev: 140 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Skipperville
- Location given for Union Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.5673889 Lon: -85.5979947
- 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 Dale, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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. |