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:
33.3359, -86.5600
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 Shelby County<2>.
The county seat for Shelby County is located in Columbiana. Columbiana lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> 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 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Union Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Prospect Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Mt. Signal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Signal Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Signal Cemetery
- Walton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Walton Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton Cemetery
- Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Chelsea
- The Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Liberty Cemetery
- Quinn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Quinn Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Quinn Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Chelsea
- Quinn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Quinn Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Quinn Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Chelsea
- Ray Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Ray Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery
- Kirkland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Kirkland Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland Cemetery
- Florence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Florence Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Cemetery
- Roper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Roper Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Overton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Overton Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Brasher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Brasher Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasher Cemetery
- Brashers Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- K Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The K Springs Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for K Springs Cemetery
- Poindexter - Vick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hubbard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hubbard Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Cemetery
- Fourmile Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Fourmile Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Wallace Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kidd Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Kidd Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidd Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 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:
- Westover
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Westover is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,769 people
- Chelsea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Harpersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Shoal Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shoal Creek is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek
- Wilsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vincent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Calcis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Calcis is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcis
- Sterrett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vandiver
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bridgeton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgeton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Lake Purdy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Purdy is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Purdy
- Meadowbrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Dunavant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dunavant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Inverness
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Inverness is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Columbiana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Indian Springs Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Indian Springs Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,628 people
- Pelham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Childersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dunnavant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dunnavant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnavant
- East Bend
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- East Bend is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bend
- Cahaba Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cahaba Landing is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahaba Landing
- Cahaba Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Bon Air
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bon Air is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Air
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Logan Martin Dam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Logan Martin Dam is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Martin Dam
- Leeds
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mountain Brook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Scott City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Scott City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
- Hoover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Shelby County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Childersburg
- Columbiana
- Leeds
- Pelham
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 websites either 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 Shelby 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 #146597 (Union Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #146597 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: Shelby
- Est. Elev: 163 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Westover
- Location given for Union Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.3359442 Lon: -86.5599831
- 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 Shelby, 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 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. |