Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Union Church (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Union Church. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Union Church is located in Mobile County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Mobile County: Baldwin, Washington, George (MS), Greene (MS) & Jackson (MS).
Below are the counties that are near Union Church. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Union Church:
- Mobile County (The home county of Union Church)
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Church, with the one closest to Union Church listed first.
- Grand Bay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Elmo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Elmo is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Irvington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Theodore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tillmans Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tillmans Corner is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillmans Corner
- Bayou La Batre
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Country Club Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Country Club Village is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Village
- Bellefontaine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bellefontaine is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefontaine
- Coden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Semmes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mon Louis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mon Louis is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mon Louis
- Wilmer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Baldwin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Church, with the one closest to Union Church listed first.
- Fairhope
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Montrose
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Park City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Park City is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Point Clear
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Spanish Fort
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Daphne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bromley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bromley is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley
- Fort Morgan ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- George County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Church, with the one closest to Union Church listed first.
- Howell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Howell is located in George County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Agricola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lucedale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Church, with the one closest to Union Church listed first.
- Big Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Big Point is located in Jackson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Point
- Helena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Helena is located in Jackson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Hurley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Orange Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Orange Grove is located in Jackson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
- Coll Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Coll Town is located in Jackson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coll Town
- Escatawpa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Escatawpa is located in Jackson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
- Moss Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wade
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wade is located in Jackson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
- Americus ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Americus is located in Jackson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Eastside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eastside is located in Jackson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastside
- Pascagoula
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Brewton ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Brewton is located in Jackson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewton
- Brewton has also been known as:
- Brewer's Bluff
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Union Church, see our County-by-County Page for Union Church.
Cemeteries Near Union Church ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Union Church.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Union Church - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Union Church covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Union Church, with the one closest to Union Church listed first.
- Union Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Tates Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Forts Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lawn Haven Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Serenity Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dawes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dees Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beverly Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roberts Chapel UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Bay Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (211 more) ...
- Piner McGrew Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Union Church in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Union Church.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Union Church, with the one closest to Union Church listed first.
- Grand Bay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fernland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fernland is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernland
- Saint Elmo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Elmo is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Theodore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bayou La Batre
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Orange Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Orange Grove is located in Jackson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
- Fowl River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fowl River is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowl River
- Three Rivers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Three Rivers is located in Jackson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
- Escatawpa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Escatawpa is located in Jackson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
- Moss Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Hill is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Mon Louis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mon Louis is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mon Louis
- Cox
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cox is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox
- Americus ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Americus is located in Jackson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Union Church. See our List of 1890's Communities around Union Church.
Newspapers Published in Union Church ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 2 newspapers that have been published in the area around Union Church.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Union Church, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Union Church.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Union Church:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Mobile County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baldwin County
- George County
- Jackson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Union Church, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Union Church) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |