A visit to the Old 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 Old Union Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Old Union Cemetery (FG ID #96522).
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:
41.2145, -94.5465
The Old Union Cemetery is located in Adair County<2>.
The county seat for Adair County is located in Greenfield. Greenfield lies just to the northeast of the Old Union Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Union Cemetery.
Name Variations for Old Union Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Old Union Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 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.
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cutler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Penn Ave. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Avondale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Witt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Garner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Winn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fontanelle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Campbell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bohemian National Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Orient Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Greenfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bryant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sears Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Carl Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Spaulding Center Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie Lawn Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Prairie Lawn Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Lawn Cemetery
- Adair County Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 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:
- Gilead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Williamson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fontanelle
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Orient
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bridgewater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Greenfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carl
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Etna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Etna is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
- Massena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dewey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cromwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Zion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Prescott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hebron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hebron is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Creston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Creston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arbor Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Queen City ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Queen City is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Stringtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Stringtown is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Stanzel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Quincy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Quincy is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Cumberland
(17 miles [27.4 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 Adair County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bridgewater
- Corning
- Creston
- Cromwell
- Fontanelle
- Greenfield
- Kent
- Kent lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Old Union Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kent.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Macksburg
- Massena
- Orient
- Prescott
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 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 Iowa:
- Pages specific to Adair 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #96522
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #462422 (Union Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #462422 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: Adair
- Est. Elev: 397 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Nevinville
- Location given for Union Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.2147099 Lon: -94.5463567
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Iowa's counties, including Adair, 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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |