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:
31.8415, -85.9502
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 Pike County<2>.
The county seat for Pike County is located in Troy. Troy lies just 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 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Union Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Union Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Copeland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Copeland Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Union Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Griffin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
- Carroll Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Murphree Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Murphree Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphree Cemetery
- Kendrick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Kendrick Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Cemetery
- Williams & Andrew Jackson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Beulah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Benson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Benson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Cemetery
- Green Hills Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Green Hills Memorial Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Green Hills Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Troy.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23121 <5>
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- Hinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hinson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinson Cemetery
- Greene Hills Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Livingston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Livingston Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston Cemetery
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilead Cemetery
- Jordan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
- Mullins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mullins Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins Cemetery
- Mossy Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mossy Grove Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Grove Cemetery
- Starling Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Starling Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starling Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Antioch Missionary Baptist Church Cememtery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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] of the Union Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Union Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- McClure Town
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- McClure Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Town
- Troy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Needmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Needmore is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Banks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Meeksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Meeksville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeksville
- Mossy Grove Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mossy Grove Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Grove Village
- Linwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Linwood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Youngblood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Youngblood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Orion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Orion is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Pronto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pronto is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pronto
- Saco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saco is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
- Ansley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ansley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Hallsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hallsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Brundidge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buckhorn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Buckhorn is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Wingard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wingard is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingard
- Goshen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Center Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Center Point is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Postoak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Postoak is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Henderson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Centre Ridge ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Centre Ridge is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Ridge
- Tarentum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Tarentum is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarentum
- Petrey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Petrey is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Kent
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kent is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
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. The following communities are located in Pike 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 like to 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 Pike 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 #163573 (Union Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #163573 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: Pike
- Est. Elev: 129 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Troy
- Location given for Union Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.8415451 Lon: -85.9502287
- 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 Pike, 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 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. |