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:
32.1102, -85.0958
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 Lee County<2>.
The county seat for Lee County is located in Opelika. Opelika lies 41 miles [66 km]<3> to the north 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 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 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.
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Florence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Florence Cemetery is located in Stewart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Stewart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Glennville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Glennville Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glennville Cemetery
- Browder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Browder Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browder Cemetery
- Glenville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Glenville Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville Cemetery
- Ivey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Ivey Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey Cemetery
- Martin Zion Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Martin Zion Church Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Zion Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Martin Zion Church Cemetery is located between<5> the communities of Eufaula and Pittsview. The cemetery lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the south of Pittsview.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2258565 <6>
- Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Mt. McKeithan Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Pittsview Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsview Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Pittsview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Pittsview Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsview Cemetery
- Zion Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Old Zion Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Mariah Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Mariah Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Stewart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Mariah Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Mariah Baptist Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Omaha (GA).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2152658 <6>
- Fitzgerald Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Fitzgerald Cemetery is located in Stewart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerald Cemetery
- Tennille Chapel AME Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Tennille Chapel AME Church Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennille Chapel AME Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tennille Chapel AME Church Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the north of Eufaula.
- The Tennille Chapel AME Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tennell Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26630 <6>
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jones Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- James Templeton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 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:
- Jernigan
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jernigan is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan
- Cottonton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cottonton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonton
- Florence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Florence is located in Stewart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Glenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Glenville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Omaha
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pittsview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Loflin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Loflin is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loflin
- Big Eddy ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Big Eddy is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Eddy
- Hawkinsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hawkinsville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinsville
- Holy Trinity
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Trinity is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity
- Oswichee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oswichee is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswichee
- Seale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Rutherford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rutherford is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Spring Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Spring Hill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Eufaula
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Georgetown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Georgetown is located in Quitman County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Hatchechubbee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hatchechubbee is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchechubbee
- Louvale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Fort Mitchell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Comer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Comer is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Lumpkin
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
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 Lee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Union Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Eufaula
- Fort Benning
- Hurtsboro
- Seale
- Seale lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Union Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Seale.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seale
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Lee 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 #138325 (Union Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #138325 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: Lee
- Est. Elev: 101 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Twin Springs
- Location given for Union Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.1101542 Lon: -85.0957653
- 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 Lee, 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 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Eufaula and Pittsview. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <6> | 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. |
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