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 #96518).
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:
40.5950, -92.7808
The Union Cemetery is located in Appanoose County<2>.
The county seat for Appanoose County is located in Centerville. Centerville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Union Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Union Cemetery.
Establishment of the Union Cemetery ...
The Union Cemetery was:
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Union Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Zoar Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Shoney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Shoney Cemetery is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoney Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Bratcher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bratcher Cemetery is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bratcher Cemetery
- Dean Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Dean Cemetery is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean Cemetery
- Exline Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Berry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Berry Cemetery is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Cemetery
- Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Chapel Cemetery is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Cemetery
- Hargrave Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hargrave Cemetery is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargrave Cemetery
- Hilltown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hism Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Morrison Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bozwell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mendota Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mendota Cemetery is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota Cemetery
- Shipley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Shipley Cemetery is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipley Cemetery
- Summers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Summers Cemetery is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summers Cemetery
- Croft Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Croft Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Coal City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Coal City is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Exline
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Exline is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Mendota
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pearl City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pearl City is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Coatsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Coatsville is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatsville
- Cincinnati
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Livonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Livonia is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Moulton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glenwood is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Orleans
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Orleans is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Udell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sunshine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Numa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Worthington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Julesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lancaster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Clarkdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mark
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- West Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brazil
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rathbun
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rathbun is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Mystic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mystic is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Jerome
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Appanoose County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Centerville
- Glenwood
- Lancaster
- Livonia
- Moulton
- Unionville
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 Iowa:
- Pages specific to Appanoose 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: #96518
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #462418 (Union Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #462418 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: Appanoose
- Est. Elev: 300 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Omaha
- Location given for Union Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.5952977 Lon: -92.7821412
- 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 Appanoose, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |