A visit to the Union Hill Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Union Hill Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Union Hill Cemetery (FG ID #26822).
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 Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Union Hill Cemetery:
32.7315, -85.3797
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Union Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<2>
The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Chambers County<3>.
The county seat for Chambers County is located in LaFayette. LaFayette lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<4> to the north of the Union Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Union Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Union Hill Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Union Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Caldwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Scott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Simms Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Simms Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simms Cemetery
- Robertson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Luke CME Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oak Bowery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Flat Rock Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Boyds Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Boyds Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Cemetery
- Spratling Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Spratling Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spratling Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cusseta Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cusseta Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusseta Cemetery
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nebo Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Rosemere Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Rosemere Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemere Cemetery
- Sweet Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Sweet Hope Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Hope Cemetery
- Sturkie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Sturkie Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturkie Cemetery
- Peace & Goodwill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gold Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Farmville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Farmville Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Farmville Cemetery is located in the vicinity of The Bottle
- Garden Hills Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Garden Hills Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Hills Cemetery
- The Garden Hills Cemetery has also been known as:
- Garden Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22950 <1>
- Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Memory Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Memory Hill Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Hill 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]<4> of the Union Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Union Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gwen Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gwen Mill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwen Mill
- Opelika
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Boyds
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Boyds is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds
- Cusseta
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bottle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Bottle is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Bottle
- Chewacla
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chewacla is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewacla
- Auburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Huguley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Huguley is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguley
- LaFayette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Waverly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Waverly is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Salem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Blackman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blackman is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackman
- Ridgewood Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgewood Village is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Village
- Beauregard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Beauregard is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- Osanippa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Osanippa is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osanippa
- Eady City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eady City is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eady City
- Plant City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Plant City is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant City
- Blanton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Blanton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- River View
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- River View is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Lanett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Loachapoka
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bleecker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bleecker is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bleecker
- Camp Hill
(16 miles [25.7 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 Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chambers County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Union Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Auburn
- Camp Hill
- LaFayette
- Lanett
- Opelika
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Chambers 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 Hill Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #26822
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #128331 (Union Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #128331 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: Chambers
- Est. Elev: 232 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Opelika West
- Location given for Union Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.73152 Lon: -85.3796688
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Chambers, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Union Hill Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |