A visit to the Union Hill 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 Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Union Hill Cemetery:
34.3479, -85.5786
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Union Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County<2>.
The county seat for Cherokee County is located in Centre. Centre lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southwest 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 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Union Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Union Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Henderson - Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Mosely Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mosely Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosely Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Cannon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Cannon Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Cemetery
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Dixons Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Dixons Chapel Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixons Chapel Cemetery
- Mt. Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Broomtown
- The Mt. Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The King Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Unity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Unity Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Cemetery
- Stories Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Stories Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stories Cemetery
- Randall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Randall Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Cemetery
- Oak Bowery Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Bowery Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bowery Cemetery
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mill Creek Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek Cemetery
- Berea Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Berea Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Callan Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Johnson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Alexander Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Union Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Union Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ringgold
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ringgold is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Blanche
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blanche is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- Taft
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Taft is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
- Broomtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Broomtown is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
- New Moon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Moon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moon
- Gaylesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cedar Springs ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Starkville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Starkville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Grover
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Grover is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- Berry Springs ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Berry Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Springs
- Adamsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Adamsburg is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsburg
- Lickskillet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lickskillet is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Chattoogaville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
- Sigsbee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sigsbee is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigsbee
- Cedar Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lawrence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lawrence is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sterling is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Dog Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dog Town is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Lyerly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Menlo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Menlo is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menlo <6>
- Fort Payne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Douglas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Douglas is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Howells Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Howells Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howells Crossroads
- Howells Crossroads has also been known as:
- Howells Cross Roads
- Alpine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Alpine is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
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 Cherokee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Union Hill 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 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 Cherokee 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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #136999 (Union Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #136999 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: Cherokee
- Est. Elev: 215 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gaylesville
- Location given for Union Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.3478681 Lon: -85.5785735
- 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 Cherokee, 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 from Point A (ie- Union Hill 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. |