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:
40.9875, -91.8260
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 Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Fairfield. Fairfield lies just to the west 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 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Union Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bonnifield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Bonnifield Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnifield Cemetery
- Bethesda Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Salina Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Salina Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salina Cemetery
- Galliher Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Fielder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Fielder Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fielder Cemetery
- Jones Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hopkirk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hopkirk Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkirk Cemetery
- The Hopkirk Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hopkirk Family Cemetery
- New Sweden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The New Sweden Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden Cemetery
- New Sweden Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- 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 <5>
- New Sweden Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- 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 <5>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- New Sweden Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Peterson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Peterson Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson Cemetery
- Bradshaw Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bradshaw Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw Cemetery
- Glasgow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Glasgow Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow Cemetery
- Gilmore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Gilmore Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore Cemetery
- Upland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Upland Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland Cemetery
- German Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chilcott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Chilcott Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilcott Cemetery
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 based on their distance from Union Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Glasgow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glasgow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Lockridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rome
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rome is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Perlee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Perlee is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perlee
- Fairfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Birmingham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Stockport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Winchester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Winchester is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Westwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Westwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Maharishi Vedic City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Maharishi Vedic City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maharishi Vedic City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
- Hillsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Oakland Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Oakland Mills is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Mills
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pleasant Plain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Plain is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Libertyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Libertyville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Brighton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Coppock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coppock is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Kilbourn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kilbourn is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourn
- Mount Zion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Zion is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Salem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wayland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Douds
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Douds is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douds
- Russellville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Russellville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Russellville has also been known as:
- Doantown
- Swedesburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Swedesburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedesburg
- Richland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Packwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Packwood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
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 begin with 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 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
- Location given for Union Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.9875229 Lon: -91.8260023
- 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 Jefferson, 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 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'. |
| <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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |