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:
33.2229, -87.2094
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 Tuscaloosa County<2>.
The county seat for Tuscaloosa County is located in Tuscaloosa. Tuscaloosa lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the west 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 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Union Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hopewell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Bibbville Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Bibbville Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bibbville Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Bibbville Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bibbville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21616 <5>
- Mt. Gillard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Gillard Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gillard Cemetery
- Shuttlesworth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Shuttlesworth Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuttlesworth Cemetery
- Banks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Banks Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks Cemetery
- John T. Thrasher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The John T. Thrasher Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John T. Thrasher Cemetery
- The John T. Thrasher Cemetery has also been known as:
- Thrasher Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26684 <5>
- Hephzibah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hephzibah Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hephzibah Cemetery
- Davis Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Davis Creek Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Creek Cemetery
- Evergreen Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Evergreen Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east of Tuscaloosa.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22723 <5>
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Caffee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Caffee Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caffee Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Abernant.
- The Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #25526 <5>
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- West Brookwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Big Hurricane Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Big Hurricane Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Hurricane Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Clements Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Clements Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clements Cemetery
- Hickman Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Friendship Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Christian Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Enterprise Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Enterprise Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise Cemetery
- Johnstown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Johnstown Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown Cemetery
- Belchers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Little Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Little Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Carmel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of West Blocton.
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #482813 <5>
- Hickory Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
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:
- North Bibb
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- North Bibb is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bibb
- Blocton Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Blocton Junction is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton Junction
- Blocton Junction has also been known as:
- Blockton Junc
- Vance
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Green Pond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Abernant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Abernant is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernant
- Woodstock
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lake View
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lake View is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
- Brookwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Burmah ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burmah is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burmah
- Tannehill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tannehill is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannehill
- West Blocton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coaling
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coaling is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,633 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bucktown ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bucktown is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Corinne ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Corinne is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinne
- Blocton ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blocton is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton
- Italian Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Italian Town is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italian Town
- Kimbrell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kimbrell is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbrell
- Kellerman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kellerman is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellerman
- Fikestown ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fikestown is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fikestown
- Belle Ellen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Belle Ellen is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Ellen
- Nash Town ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nash Town is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Town
- Cane Creek ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cane Creek is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek
- North Johns
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Johns is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Johns
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Adger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Peterson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Peterson is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
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 Tuscaloosa County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blocton - Historic
- West Blocton
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 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 Tuscaloosa 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 #148676 (Union Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #148676 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: Tuscaloosa
- Est. Elev: 207 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Woodstock
- Location given for Union Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.2228944 Lon: -87.2094419
- 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 Tuscaloosa, 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. |