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:
34.9237, -83.8521
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 Towns County<2>.
The county seat for Towns County is located in Hiawassee. Hiawassee lies just to the east northeast 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 7 miles [11.3 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.
- Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brasstown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Brasstown Cemetery is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasstown Cemetery
- Hunt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hunt Cemetery is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Cemetery
- Zebulon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Zebulon Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon Cemetery
- Trackrock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Trackrock Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trackrock Cemetery
- Burch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Burch Cemetery is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burch Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Burch Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Hiawassee.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #33059 <5>
- Woods Grove Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Laurel Hills Memory Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Victory Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Union Memory Garden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Memory Garden is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Memory Garden
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Enotah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Enotah Cemetery is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enotah Cemetery
- Old Burch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Burch Cemetery is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Burch Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Blairsville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Blairsville Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville Cemetery
- Harmony Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Old Liberty Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Liberty Cemetery
- Ivy Mount Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Ivy Mount Cemetery is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Mount Cemetery
- Osborn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Osborn Cemetery is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn Cemetery
- Sims Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Sims Cemetery is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Cemetery
- McClure Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The McClure Cemetery is located in Clay County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 14 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:
- Jacksonville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jacksonville is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,239 people
- Young Harris
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Warne
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hiawassee
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Blairsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hood ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hood is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
- Hunt ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hunt is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
- Pine Log Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Log Village is located in Clay County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log Village
- Elf
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elf is located in Clay County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elf
- Hayesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Owltown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Owltown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owltown
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,346 people
- Choestoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Choestoe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choestoe
- Brasstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
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 Towns County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blairsville
- Hayesville
- Hiawassee
- Murphy
- Young Harris
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 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 Old Union Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Towns 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 #351247 (Old Union Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #351247 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: Towns
- Est. Elev: 600 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hiawassee
- Location given for Old Union Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.9237008 Lon: -83.8521229
- 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 Georgia's counties, including Towns, 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> | 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. |
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