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:
42.0184, -90.6696
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 Clinton County<2>.
The county seat for Clinton County is located in Clinton. Clinton lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the east southeast 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 20 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.
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Goddard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Goddard Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goddard Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Goddard Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southwest of Maquoketa.
- The Goddard Cemetery has also been known as:
- Godard Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94880 <5>
- Elwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Elwood Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Buckhorn Waterford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Buckhorn Waterford Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn Waterford Cemetery
- The Buckhorn Waterford Cemetery has also been known as:
- Waterford Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96606 <5>
- Busch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Busch Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busch Cemetery
- Bloomfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bloomfield Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Cemetery
- Rathbun Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Rathbun Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbun Cemetery
- The Rathbun Cemetery has also been known as:
- Haylock Farm Cemetery
- West Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95915 <5>
- Codfish Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Codfish Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Codfish Cemetery
- Jessen Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Jessen Farm Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessen Farm Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Jessen Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Jessen Farm Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessen Farm Cemetery
- Woods Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Woods Farm Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Farm Cemetery
- St. Columbkille Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
- Miller Estate Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Miller Estate Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Baden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Baden Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden Cemetery
- Bridgeport Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Bridgeport Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport Cemetery
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 based on their distance from Union Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Delmar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Maquoketa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Elwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elwood is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
- Buckhorn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Buckhorn is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Lost Nation
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bliedorn ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bliedorn is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliedorn
- North Welton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Welton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Welton
- Welton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Welton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Fulton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fulton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Baldwin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ironhills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ironhills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhills
- Andrew
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Charlotte
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Monmouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Monmouth is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Toronto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Toronto is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Spragueville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Crab Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crab Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Town
- Emeline
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Emeline is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emeline
- Grand Mound
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Calamus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Calamus is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calamus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- De Witt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Preston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Springbrook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oxford Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Oxford Junction is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
- Oxford Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Oxford Mills is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Mills
- Wheatland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wheatland is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 724 people
- Goose Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Goose Lake is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Cottonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cottonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
- Canton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Canton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
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 Clinton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Charlotte
- De Witt
- Delmar
- Lost Nation
- Maquoketa
- Monmouth
- Preston
- Wheatland
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 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 Clinton 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 #462428 (Union Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #462428 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: Clinton
- Est. Elev: 233 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Maquoketa
- Location given for Union Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.0183549 Lon: -90.6695817
- 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 Iowa's counties, including Clinton, 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> | 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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