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A visit to the Union Grove 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 Grove Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Union Grove Cemetery:

33.6101, -87.5125

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Union Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County<2>.

The county seat for Fayette County is located in Fayette. Fayette lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Union Grove Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Union Grove Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Union Grove Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Union Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Boley Springs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Boley Springs Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boley Springs Cemetery
  • Sandtown Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Sandtown Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown Cemetery
  • Earnest Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Earnest Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnest Cemetery
  • Madison Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Madison Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Cemetery
  • Flatwoods Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Flatwoods Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods Cemetery
    • The Flatwoods Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Flatwoods Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Flatwoods Community Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22809 <5>
  • Lower Sulpher Springs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Flatwoods Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Flatwoods Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods Cemetery
  • Cedar Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Cedar Creek Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Cemetery
  • Sterling Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Sterling Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Cemetery
  • Stanley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Stanley Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Cemetery
  • Liberty Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
  • New Salem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The New Salem Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem Cemetery
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Salem Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
    • Alta Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Alta Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • Rock Springs Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Rock Springs Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs Cemetery
    • Gibson Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Gibson Hill Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Hill Cemetery
    • Pendley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Pendley Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendley Cemetery
    • Beaven Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Beaven Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaven Cemetery
    • Bethabara Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Bethabara Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethabara Cemetery
    • Tabernacle Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Tabernacle Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle Cemetery
    • Berry City Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Berry City Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry City Cemetery
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
    • Willingham Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Willingham Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willingham Cemetery
    • Wiley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Wiley Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley Cemetery
    • Whitson Place Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Whitson Place Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitson Place Cemetery
    • Frost Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Frost Cemetery is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Union Grove Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Union Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Alta
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Alta is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
  • Patton Junction ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Patton Junction is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Junction
  • Berry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Berry is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,086 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berry <6>
  • Patton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Patton is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
  • Corona
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Corona is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
  • New Lexington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • New Lexington is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
  • Oakman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Oakman is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
    • Former names for Oakman:
    • Day's Gap
    • Marietta
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakman <6>
  • Coal Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Coal Valley is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
  • Bankston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bankston is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
  • Samantha
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Samantha is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha
  • Parrish
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Parrish is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 929 people
  • Townley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Townley is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townley
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Goodsprings
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Goodsprings is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
    • Rossland City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Rossland City is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland City
    • America
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • America is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America
    • Fayette
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Bull City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Bull City is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull City
    • Carbon Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Old Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Old Town is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
    • Jasper
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Saragossa
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Saragossa is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saragossa
    • Kansas
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Kansas is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 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 Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fayette County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Union Grove Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Grove Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Alabama:
  • Pages specific to Fayette 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 Grove Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #143014  (Union Grove Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #143014 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: Fayette
      • Est. Elev: 196 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Berry SE
      • Location given for Union Grove Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.6101123     Lon: -87.5125057
      • 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 Fayette, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Union Grove 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.