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:
42.6716, -91.7204
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 Fayette County<2>.
The county seat for Fayette County is located in West Union. West Union lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the north northwest 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 31 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Union Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Garden Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Arlington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Arlington Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Cemetery
- Stanley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Madison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Madison Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Cemetery
- Spangler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Spangler Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler Cemetery
- County Corners Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- County Corners Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- County Courners Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Campton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Campton Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton Cemetery
- Reeds Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Reeds Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Cemetery
- Taylorville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Taylorville Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorville Cemetery
- Otsego Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Otsego Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otsego Cemetery
- The Otsego Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Otsego Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95742 <5>
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Kint Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Kint Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kint Cemetery
- St. Albert Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Corn Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Corn Hill Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Hill Cemetery
- Oakdale Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Byron Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Byron Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron Cemetery
- Stanger Farm Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Stanger Farm Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanger Farm Cemetery
- Long Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Long Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Grove Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Floral Hills Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fontana Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Fontana Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana Cemetery
- Hazleton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Hazleton Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazleton Cemetery
- Payne Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Forestville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Forestville Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Forestville Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Forestville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94804 <5>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Strawberry Point Methodist Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- St. Sebald Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rothfusz Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Rothfusz Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothfusz 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:
- Aurora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Aurora is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Maryville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Maryville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryville
- Stanley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stanley is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Arlington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
- Lamont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Strawberry Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oelwein
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hazleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dundee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maynard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Forestville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Forestville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Fayette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Volga
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Volga is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Wadena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Winthrop
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Winthrop is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
- Doris
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Doris is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doris
- Masonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Masonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Randalia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Randalia is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Westgate
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Westgate is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westgate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Independence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Edgewood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mederville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mederville is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mederville
- Osborne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Osborne is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
- Illyria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Illyria is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illyria
- Fairbank
(16 miles [25.7 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 Union Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fayette County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arlington
- Fairbank
- Fayette
- Independence
- Lamont
- Maynard
- Oelwein
- Stanley
- Strawberry Point
- Volga
- Westgate
- Winthrop
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Fayette 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 #1945195 (Union Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1945195 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: Fayette
- Est. Elev: 342 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Arlington
- Location given for Union Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.6716504 Lon: -91.7204386
- 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 Fayette, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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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