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 ...
The Union Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Bethesda Cemetery
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
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- Bonnifield Cemetery
- The Bonnifield Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
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- Bradshaw Cemetery
- The Bradshaw Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
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- Chilcott Cemetery
- The Chilcott Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
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- Fielder Cemetery
- The Fielder Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
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- Galliher Family Cemetery
- German Lutheran Cemetery
- Gilmore Cemetery
- The Gilmore Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
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- Glasgow Cemetery
- The Glasgow Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
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- Hopkirk Cemetery
- The Hopkirk Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
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- The Hopkirk Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hopkirk Family Cemetery
- Jones Family Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
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- New Sweden Baptist Cemetery
- New Sweden Cemetery
- The New Sweden Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
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- New Sweden Lutheran Cemetery
- The New Sweden Lutheran Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Sweden Lutheran Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Lockridge.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95586 <2>
- New Sweden Methodist Cemetery
- The New Sweden Methodist Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden Methodist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Sweden Methodist Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Lockridge.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1971458 <2>
- Peterson Cemetery
- The Peterson Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
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- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
- Salina Cemetery
- The Salina Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
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- Upland Cemetery
- The Upland Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
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- Wright Cemetery
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Birmingham
- Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Brighton
- Coppock
- Coppock is located in Washington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Douds
- Douds is located in Van Buren County
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- Fairfield
- Glasgow
- Glasgow is located in Jefferson County
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- Hillsboro
- Hillsboro is located in Henry County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Kilbourn
- Kilbourn is located in Van Buren County
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- Libertyville
- Libertyville is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Lockridge
- Maharishi Vedic City
- Maharishi Vedic City is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
- Mount Pleasant
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- Mount Zion
- Mount Zion is located in Van Buren County
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- Oakland Mills
- Oakland Mills is located in Henry County
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- Packwood
- Packwood is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Perlee
- Perlee is located in Jefferson County
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- Pleasant Plain
- Pleasant Plain is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Richland
- Rome
- Rome is located in Henry County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Russellville ‑ Historic
- Russellville is located in Lee County
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- Russellville has also been known as:
- Doantown
- Salem
- Stockport
- Swedesburg
- Swedesburg is located in Henry County
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- Wayland
- Westwood
- Westwood is located in Henry County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Winchester
- Winchester is located in Van Buren County
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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 Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Birmingham
- Brighton
- Fairfield
- Lockridge
- Mount Pleasant
- Pleasant Plain
- Richland
- Salem
- Stockport
- Wayland
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 Union Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 #462420 (Union Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #462420 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 226 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lockridge West
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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- Union Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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