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:
33.1801, -87.9631
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 Pickens County<2>.
The county seat for Pickens County is located in Carrollton. Carrollton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northwest 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 26 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.
- Hopewell Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Forest Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Old Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Old Trinity Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Trinity Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Unity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Unity Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Cemetery
- Bethesda Churchyard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Salem Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Salem Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Salem Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Salem Cemetery
- Marvin Chapel UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Marvin Chapel UMC Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin Chapel UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Marvin Chapel UMC Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Carrollton.
- The Marvin Chapel UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Marvin Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24231 <5>
- Windle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Windle Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windle Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jordan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
- Flatwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Flatwood Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Center Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elmore Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Elmore Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore Cemetery
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Glen Echo Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Glen Echo Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Echo Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Sixteenth Section Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Arbor Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Benevola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Benevola is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benevola
- Olney
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Olney is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
- Mantua
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mantua is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
- Carrollton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Carrollton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Lewiston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lewiston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Stansel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stansel is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stansel
- Gordo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bell is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Aliceville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Elrod
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elrod is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
- McMullen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- McMullen is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
- Union
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Union is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Buhl
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Buhl is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buhl
- Beaver Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Beaver Town is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Town
- Garden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Garden is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden
- Reform
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ralph
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Echola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Echola is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echola
- Knoxville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Knoxville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Coal Fire
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Fire is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fire
- Coker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Archer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Archer is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Foster's
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- McShan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- McShan is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McShan
- Pickensville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pickensville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
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. The following communities are located in Pickens County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aliceville
- Carrollton
- Gordo
- Gordo lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Union Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gordo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordo
- Pickensville
- Reform
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 Pickens 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 #158620 (Union Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #158620 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: Pickens
- Est. Elev: 80 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kirk
- Location given for Union Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.180121 Lon: -87.9630754
- 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 Pickens, 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 drawn 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. |