A visit to the Old Union 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 Old Union Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Union Cemetery:
33.7212, -91.6968
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Union Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Union Cemetery is located in Drew County<2>.
The county seat for Drew County is located in Monticello. Monticello lies just to the southwest of the Old Union Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Union Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Union Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Greenmount Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Greenmount Cemetery is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount Cemetery
- The Greenmount Cemetery has also been known as:
- Green Mount Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #54109 <5>
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Pleasant Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Green Mount Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Green Mount Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mount Cemetery
- Piney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Piney Cemetery is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Cemetery
- Sixteen Section Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tyro Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Tyro Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lawson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Lawson Cemetery is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Selma Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Selma Cemetery is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Dishongh Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Dishongh Cemetery is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dishongh Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Rough & Ready Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Enon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Enon Cemetery is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Cemetery
- Dabney Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Dabney Cemetery is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney Cemetery
- Cypress Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Union Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rose Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Selma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Selma is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Tyro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tyro is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Monticello
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Warrenton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Warrenton is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Barkada
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Barkada is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkada
- Winchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Winchester is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Wilmar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmar is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Collins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Collins is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Reed
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Reed is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Tillar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Tillar is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Hopedale ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hopedale is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pickens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pickens is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
- Crigler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Crigler is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crigler
- Dumas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cornerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cornerville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
- Meroney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Meroney is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meroney
- Star City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchellville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchellville is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
- Annover ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Annover is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annover
- Rye
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rye is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
- McGehee
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pansy
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Pansy is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Gould
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Gould is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
- Palmyra
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Palmyra is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
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 Old Union Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Drew County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dumas
- Gould
- Gould lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Old Union Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gould.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- McGehee
- Monticello
- Star City
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 helpful 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 Old Union Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Drew 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 Old Union Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #79061 (Old Union Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #79061 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: Drew
- Est. Elev: 60 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Collins NW
- Location given for Old Union Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.7212175 Lon: -91.6967953
- 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 Arkansas' counties, including Drew, 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' (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- Old Union 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. |
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