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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:

36.0298, -94.5049

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 Washington County<2>.

The county seat for Washington County is located in Fayetteville. Fayetteville lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the east 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 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 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.

  • Beatty Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Beatty Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatty Cemetery
  • Parris Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Parris Cemetery is located in Adair County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parris Cemetery
    • The Parris Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Downing Family Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2166177 <5>
  • Harold Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Harold Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harold Cemetery
  • Phillips Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Phillips Cemetery is located in Adair County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
  • Crittenden Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Crittenden Cemetery is located in Adair County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crittenden Cemetery
  • Baptist Mission Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Baptist Mission Cemetery is located in Adair County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Mission Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Baptist Mission Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Westville (OK).
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #275791 <5>
  • Woodall Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Woodall Cemetery is located in Adair County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodall Cemetery
    • The Woodall Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Wagnon Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2187805 <5>
  • Westville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Westville Cemetery is located in Adair County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville Cemetery
  • Alberty Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Alberty Cemetery is located in Adair County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberty Cemetery
  • Ganderville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Beatty Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Beatty Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatty Cemetery
  • Brady Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Brady Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Rogers Family Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Lacie Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Lacie Cemetery is located in Adair County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacie Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lacie Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Westville (OK).
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2157169 <5>
    • Foreman Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Foreman Cemetery is located in Adair County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreman Cemetery
    • Norwood Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Norwood Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Cemetery
    • Sixkiller Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Sixkiller Cemetery is located in Adair County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixkiller Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sixkiller Cemetery is located between<6> the communities of Chance (OK) and Watts (OK).  The cemetery lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Chance.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99537 <5>
    • Crawford Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Crawford Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
    • Davis Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Davis Cemetery is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
    • Watts Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Old Green Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Old Green Cemetery is located in Adair County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Green Cemetery
      • The Old Green Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Green Cemetery
    • Sugar Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Sugar Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill Cemetery
    • Bean Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Bean Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bean Cemetery
    • Cheatham Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Cheatham Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheatham Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 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:

  • Cincinnati
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Cincinnati is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
  • Summers
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Summers is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summers
  • Watts Community
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Watts Community is located in Adair County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Community
  • Westville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Trident
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Trident is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trident
  • Watts
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Watts is located in Adair County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watts <7>
  • Ballard
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ballard is located in Adair County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
  • Lincoln
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Addielee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Addielee is located in Adair County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addielee
  • Chance
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Chance is located in Adair County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chance
  • Viney Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Viney Grove is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viney Grove
  • Rickert ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Rickert is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rickert
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Dutch Mills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Dutch Mills is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Mills
    • Canehill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Siloam Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Hico
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Hico is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
    • Christie
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Christie is located in Adair County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
    • Peavine
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Peavine is located in Adair County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavine
    • Clyde
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Clyde is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
    • Prairie Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • West Siloam Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • West Peavine
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • West Peavine is located in Adair County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peavine
    • Morrow
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Morrow is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow
    • Fairfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Fairfield is located in Adair County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
    • Farmington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Logan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Logan is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
    • Dripping Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Dripping Springs is located in Delaware County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dripping Springs

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 Washington 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 first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Washington 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 #53034  (Old Union Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #53034 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: Washington
      • Est. Elev: 331 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Watts
      • Location given for Old Union Cemetery:
      • Lat: 36.0298035     Lon: -94.5049404
      • 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 Washington, 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 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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Chance (OK) and Watts (OK). The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
    <7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.