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:
34.6826, -92.6674
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 Saline County<2>.
The county seat for Saline County is located in Benton. Benton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southeast 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 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Old Union Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Thomas - Leatherwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Langley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Langley Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley Cemetery
- Pipkin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pipkin Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipkin Cemetery
- Geurin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Geurin Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geurin Cemetery
- James Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The James Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- McPherson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The McPherson Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherson Cemetery
- Cameron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Cameron Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron Cemetery
- Cold Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Cold Springs Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs Cemetery
- The Cold Springs Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cold Spring Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #53491 <5>
- Fowler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Fowler Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Hammonds Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Hammonds Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonds Cemetery
- Rosmont Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Rosmont Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosmont Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Glidewell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Glidewell Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidewell Cemetery
- The Glidewell Cemetery has also been known as:
- Glidewell - Leech Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2346536 <5>
- Lee Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Spring Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wesleys Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Moore Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Hicks Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Rose Garden Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Rose Garden Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Garden Cemetery
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]<3> of the Old Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Union Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Congo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Congo is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Avilla
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Avilla is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilla
- Kentucky
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kentucky is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Rubicon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rubicon is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubicon
- Salem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Salem is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Paron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Paron is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paron
- Benton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ferndale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ferndale is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Fairplay ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fairplay is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- Banty ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Banty is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banty
- Bryant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lonsdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Haskell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bauxite
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bauxite is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauxite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
- Alexander
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Shaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shaw is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Fountain Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Fountain Lake is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Shannon Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Shannon Hills is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,087 people
- Secluded Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Secluded Hills is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secluded Hills
- Traskwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Traskwood is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traskwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Mabelvale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Natural Steps
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Natural Steps is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Steps
- Tull
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Tull is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tull
- Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
- Roland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
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. The following communities are located in Saline County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Saline 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 #53032 (Old Union Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #53032 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: Saline
- Est. Elev: 130 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lake Norrell
- Location given for Old Union Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.6825917 Lon: -92.6673861
- 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 Saline, 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 things 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |