A visit to the Union Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Union Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Union Cemetery (FG ID #188400)
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 ...
The Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Brentwood.
The cemetery is located in Contra Costa County<2>.
Establishment of the Union Cemetery ...
The Union Cemetery was established in 1878.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Ahayas Achim Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- The Ahayas Achim Cemetery is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ahayas Achim Cemetery
- Chinese Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Congregation Adas Yeshuran of Stockton Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Congregation of Ahavas Achim Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dublin Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dublin Cemetery is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin Cemetery
- Hebrew Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- The Hebrew Cemetery is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Live Oak Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- The Live Oak Cemetery is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak Cemetery
- Memory Gardens Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- New Holy Cross Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The New Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holy Cross Cemetery
- Oak Knoll Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Knoll Cemetery is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Knoll Cemetery
- Oak View Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak View Memorial Park is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak View Memorial Park
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Pleasanton Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Roselawn Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Roselawn Cemetery is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn Cemetery
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
- St. Stephen Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- The St. Stephen Cemetery is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephen Cemetery
- San Joaquin Catholic Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Stockton Rural Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Temple Israel Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Tracy Public Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Altamont
- Altamont is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Antioch
- Bethel Island
- Bixler
- Blackhawk - Camino Tassajara
- Blackhawk
- Blackhawk is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhawk
- Brentwood
- Byron
- Clayton
- Country Club
- Country Club is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club
- Diablo
- Discovery Bay
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Ellis ‑ Historic
- Ellis is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Empire ‑ Historic
- Empire is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Holt
- Isleton
- Knightsen
- Laddville ‑ Historic
- Livermore
- Marsh Creek Springs
- Oakley
- Pittsburg
- Rio Vista
- Rock City
- Rock City is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Tassajara
- Terminous
- Tracy
- Wainwright Village
- Wainwright Village is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wainwright Village
- West Pittsburg
- West Pittsburg is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pittsburg
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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Contra Costa County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Antioch
- Bethel Island
- Byron
- Isleton
- Livermore
- Oakley
- Pittsburg
- Rio Vista
- Tracy
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 professional and volunteer 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 Union Cemetery:
- Pages specific to California:
- Pages specific to Contra Costa 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #188400
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Contra Costa, 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 from Point A (ie- Union Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |