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:
34.9845, -87.2097
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 Limestone County<2>.
The county seat for Limestone County is located in Athens. Athens lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the southeast of the Union Hill Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 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.
- Oxford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Oxford Cemetery is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Cemetery
- Noblit Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Noblit Cemetery is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noblit Cemetery
- Dobbins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Dobbins Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Stevens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Stevens Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Elledge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Elledge Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elledge Cemetery
- Hesters Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Booth Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Booth Chapel Cemetery is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth Chapel Cemetery
- Evans Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
- Tedd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Tedd Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedd Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
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- Freeman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Gibbins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Gibbins Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbins Cemetery
- Bonnertown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bonnertown Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnertown Cemetery
- Cottrell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Cottrell Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottrell Cemetery
- Craig Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Craig Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Cemetery
- Gaston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Gaston Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston Cemetery
- Shoal Bluff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Shoal Bluff Cemetery is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Bluff Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The White Cemetery is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Minor Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Minor Hill Cemetery is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Bethel
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bethel is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Appleton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Lester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lester is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Anderson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Minor Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Minor Hill is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Clifton ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clifton is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Corum ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Corum is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corum
- Cedar Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Estep ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Estep is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Cairo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cairo is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Stella
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stella is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Confluence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Confluence is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lexington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lentzville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lentzville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentzville
- Fall River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Comer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Comer is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Anthony Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Anthony Hill is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Hill
- Rogersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
- Former name for Rogersville:
- Rodgersville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <5>
- Prospect
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Belew ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Belew is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belew
- Slabtown ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Slabtown is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Arkdell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Arkdell is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdell
- Elgin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elgin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Poplar Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Elkmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Green Field
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Green Field is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Field
- Rascal Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rascal Town is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rascal Town
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 Limestone 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 first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Limestone 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 #137913 (Union Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #137913 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: Limestone
- Est. Elev: 252 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Union Hill
- Location given for Union Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.9845279 Lon: -87.209738
- 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 Limestone, 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 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'. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |