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The location of the Union Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Union Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Union Cemetery

Lat:   41.0975°   (41° 5' 50")

Lon:   -91.7585°   (-91° 45' 30")

The Union Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.

The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Fairfield. Fairfield lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Union Cemetery .

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 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:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Union Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • 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.

    • Coppock
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coppock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppock
      • Coppock is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
    • Wayland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
      • Wayland is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayland <4>
    • Brighton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pleasant Plain
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plain
      • Pleasant Plain is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
    • Lockridge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockridge
      • Lockridge is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lockridge <4>
    • Rome
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rome have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
      • Rome is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
    • Westwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
      • Westwood is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Swedesburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedesburg
      • Swedesburg is located in Henry County
    • Olds
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olds have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olds
      • Olds is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
    • Fairfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Rubio
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rubio have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubio
      • Rubio is located in Washington County
    • Maharishi Vedic City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maharishi Vedic City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maharishi Vedic City
      • Maharishi Vedic City is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Oakland Mills
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Mills
        • Oakland Mills is located in Henry County
      • Havre
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havre have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre
        • Havre is located in Washington County
      • Richland
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Mount Pleasant
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Crawfordsville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Washington
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Winfield
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Wyman
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyman
        • Wyman is located in Louisa County
      • West Chester
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
        • West Chester is located in Washington County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
      • Libertyville
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
        • Libertyville is located in Jefferson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
      • Stockport
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Ainsworth
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ainsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainsworth
        • Ainsworth is located in Washington County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 577 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ainsworth <4>
      • Talleyrand
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talleyrand
        • Talleyrand is located in Keokuk County
      • Packwood
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwood
        • Packwood is located in Jefferson County
        • 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.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Union Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • St. Peter's & Paul's German Catholic Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peter's & Paul's German Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Peter's & Paul's German Catholic Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter's & Paul's German Catholic Cemetery
    • Germanville Catholic Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Germanville Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Germanville Catholic Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Germanville Catholic Cemetery
    • Lower Richwoods Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lower Richwoods Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lower Richwoods Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lower Richwoods Cemetery
    • Polishville Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Polishville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Polishville Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Polishville Cemetery
    • Courtney Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Courtney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Courtney Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Courtney Cemetery
    • Shuppy Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shuppy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shuppy Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shuppy Cemetery
    • Chilcott Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chilcott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chilcott Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chilcott Cemetery
    • Peterson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peterson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Peterson Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peterson Cemetery
    • Haynes Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haynes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Haynes Cemetery is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haynes Cemetery
    • Kurtz Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kurtz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kurtz Cemetery is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kurtz Cemetery
    • Shively Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shively Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shively Cemetery is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shively Cemetery
    • Cottonwood Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cottonwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cottonwood Cemetery
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Armstrong Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Armstrong Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Armstrong Cemetery
      • St. Josephs Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
      • Salina Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salina Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Salina Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salina Cemetery
      • New Sweden Baptist Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Sweden Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The New Sweden Baptist Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Sweden Baptist Cemetery
      • New Sweden Lutheran Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Sweden Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The New Sweden Lutheran Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Sweden Lutheran Cemetery
      • New Sweden Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Sweden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The New Sweden Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Sweden Cemetery
      • St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
      • German Lutheran Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The German Lutheran Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Lutheran Cemetery
      • Worhies Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Worhies Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Worhies Cemetery is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Worhies Cemetery
      • Shepherd Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shepherd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Shepherd Cemetery is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shepherd Cemetery
      • Messer Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Messer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Messer Cemetery is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Messer Cemetery
      • Roth Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Roth Cemetery is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roth Cemetery
      • Green Mound Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Green Mound Cemetery is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Mound Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 #462421  (Union Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #462421 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Salina
      • County: Jefferson         Elev: 207
      • Location given for GNIS #462421 (Union Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

    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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Union Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0975, Longitude: -91.7585       In this case, the coordinates for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.




 

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