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A visit to the 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 Union Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Union Cemetery:

35.9806, -94.1738

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Union Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Union Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.

The county seat for Washington County is located in Fayetteville. Fayetteville lies just to the north of the Union Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Union Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Union Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Boone Pioneer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Boone Pioneer Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Pioneer Cemetery
    • The Boone Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Boone Cemetery
  • Campbell Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
  • Shaeffer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Shaeffer Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaeffer Cemetery
  • Rieff Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Rieff Chapel Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rieff Chapel Cemetery
  • Barron Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Barron Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Barron Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southwest of Fayetteville.
    • Be careful not to confuse this cemetery with another one that is also named Barron Cemetery (located 94 miles to the north).
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2322952 <5>
  • West Fork Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The West Fork Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork Cemetery
  • Bowell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Bowell Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowell Cemetery
  • Cemetery Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Cemetery Hill is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cemetery Hill
  • Mineral Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mineral Springs Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mineral Springs Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of West Fork.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55086 <5>
  • Combs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Combs Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs Cemetery
  • Fayetteville National Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Tharp Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Tharp Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tharp Cemetery
    • Illinois Chapel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Kings Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Kings Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Cemetery
    • Buckner Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Buckner Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner Cemetery
    • Confederate Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Confederate Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confederate Cemetery
    • Walker Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Walker Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • Sharp Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Sharp Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Cemetery
    • Union Star Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Union Star Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star Cemetery
    • Woolsey Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Woolsey Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey Cemetery
    • Reese Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Reese Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese Cemetery
    • Hester Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hester Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Union Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Union Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Greenland
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Greenland is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,397 people
  • West Fork
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Fayette Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Fayette Junction is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Junction
  • Fayetteville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Sulphur City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Sulphur City is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
  • Farmington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Harris
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Harris is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
  • Prairie Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Viney Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Viney Grove is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viney Grove
  • Brentwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Brentwood is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
  • Elkins
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Elkins is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkins
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,664 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkins <6>
  • Onda
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Onda is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onda
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Wheeler
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Wheeler is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
    • Johnson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Johnson is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,771 people
    • Rickert ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Rickert is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rickert
    • Durham
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Durham is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
    • Strickler
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Strickler is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickler
    • Tontitown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Winslow
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Goshen
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Goshen is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,985 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goshen <6>
    • Canehill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Hazel Valley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Hazel Valley is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Valley
    • Thompson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Thompson is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
    • Clyde
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Clyde is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
    • Wesley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Wesley is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
    • Sonora
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Sonora is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
    • Springdale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Lincoln
      (14 miles [22.5 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 Union Cemetery. The following communities are located in Washington County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The 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 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 Union Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #55784  (Union Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #55784 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: 378 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: West Fork
      • Location given for Union Cemetery:
      • Lat: 35.9806362     Lon: -94.1738159
      • 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- 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.