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A visit to the Union Hill Church 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 Church Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Union Hill Church Cemetery:

31.0063, -86.7108

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Union Hill Church Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Union Hill Church Cemetery is located in Escambia County<2>.

The county seat for Escambia County is located in Brewton. Brewton lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Union Hill Church Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Union Hill Church Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Union Hill Church Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Union Hill Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Bradley Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Old Bradley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Old Bradley Cemetery is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bradley Cemetery
  • Rock Creek Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hobbs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hobbs Cemetery is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Cemetery
  • Rock Creek Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Rock Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Cemetery
  • Wing Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Wing Cemetery is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wing Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Wing
    • The Wing Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Wing Missionary Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2281632 <5>
  • Mancill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mancill Cemetery is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mancill Cemetery
  • Newell Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Beda Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Beda Cemetery is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beda Cemetery
  • Foshee Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Foshee Cemetery is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foshee Cemetery
  • Sam McGowin Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Sam McGowin Cemetery is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sam McGowin Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Otahite Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Otahite Cemetery is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otahite Cemetery
    • Stewart Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Stewart Cemetery is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
    • Mason Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Mason Cemetery is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
    • Black Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Black Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
    • McGowin Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The McGowin Cemetery is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGowin Cemetery
    • Elim Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Elim Cemetery is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elim Cemetery
    • Clary Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Clary Cemetery is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clary Cemetery
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Union Hill Church Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Union Hill Church Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Bradley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Bradley is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
  • Wing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Wing is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
  • Falco
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Falco is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falco
  • Belandville ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Belandville is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belandville
  • Otahite ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Otahite is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otahite
  • Cannon Town
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Cannon Town is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Town
  • Roberts
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Roberts is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
  • Baker
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Garden City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Garden City is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Laurel Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Red Oak
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Red Oak is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
  • Brooklyn
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Brooklyn is located in Conecuh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Milligan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Svea
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Svea is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Svea
    • Crestview
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Crestview is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,663 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crestview <6>
    • Carolina
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Carolina is located in Covington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
    • Holt
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Riverview
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Riverview is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
    • Lockhart
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Lockhart is located in Covington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
    • Paul
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Paul is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul
    • East Brewton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Johnsonville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Johnsonville is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
    • Florala
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Libertyville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Libertyville is located in Covington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
    • Brewton
      (22 miles [35.4 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 Church Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Escambia County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Union Hill Church Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Brewton
    • Brewton lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Union Hill Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Brewton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewton
  • Crestview
  • Florala
  • Milligan

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 Church Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Alabama:
  • Pages specific to Escambia 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 Church Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #161697  (Union Hill Church Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #161697 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: Escambia
      • Est. Elev: 54 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Bradley
      • Location given for Union Hill Church Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.0062918     Lon: -86.7107895
      • 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 Escambia, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Union Hill Church 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.