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:
35.1395, -94.4069
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 Sebastian County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Union Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 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.
- Ramsey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Cemetery
- Old Hickory Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Old Hickory Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory Cemetery
- Vaenita Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Vaenita Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaenita Cemetery
- Begum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Begum Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Begum Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Dake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Dake Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dake Cemetery
- Valley View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Valley View Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Valley View Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Midland.
- Clarkeen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Clarkeen Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkeen Cemetery
- Doubleday Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Doubleday Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubleday Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Clark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Mt. View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. View Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. View Cemetery
- Mt. Zineche Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zineche Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zineche Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Gilliam Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Gilliam Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam Cemetery
- Stroud Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Stroud Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroud Cemetery
- Evans Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
- The Evans Cemetery has also been known as:
- Excelsior Baptist Church Cemetery
- Excelsior Cemetery
- White Bluff Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The White Bluff Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Bluff Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Cherokee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Cherokee Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Cemetery
- Lovelace Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Lovelace Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelace 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:
- Hackett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Midland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Midland is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Rock Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Island is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people
- Bonanza
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bonanza is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Population from the 2020 Census: 560 people
- Frog Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Frog Town is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Town
- Cameron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hartford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Huntington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Huntington is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 615 people
- Pocola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jenny Lind
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jenny Lind is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
- Mansfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,396 people
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Monroe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Braden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Braden is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
- Buell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Buell is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buell
- Poteau
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Skullyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Skullyville is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skullyville
- Spiro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Spiro is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,154 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spiro <5>
- Barling
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Coffee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Coffee is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Coffee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Arkoma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Shady Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fort Smith
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Panama
(15 miles [24.1 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 Old Union Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sebastian County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fort Smith
- Greenwood
- Hackett
- Hartford
- Huntington
- Mansfield
- Midland
- Panama
- Poteau
- Spiro
- Spiro lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Old Union Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Spiro.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiro
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 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 Sebastian 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 #56789 (Old Union Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #56789 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: Sebastian
- Est. Elev: 197 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hackett
- Location given for Old Union Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.1395407 Lon: -94.4068832
- 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 Sebastian, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |