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:
43.4316, -95.4347
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 Osceola County<2>.
The county seat for Osceola County is located in Sibley. Sibley lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> 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 27 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Union Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Horton Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Horton Twp. Cemetery is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Twp. Cemetery
- Ocheyedan Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Round Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Round Lake Cemetery is located in Nobles County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake Cemetery
- Silver Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Silver Lake Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake Cemetery
- Mennonite Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
- Harrison Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- Excelsior Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Norwegian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Norwegian Cemetery is located in Jackson County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwegian Cemetery
- Indian Lake Baptist Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Westport Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Westport Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sioux Valley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Sioux Valley Cemetery is located in Jackson County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Valley Cemetery
- Baker Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Baker Twp. Cemetery is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Twp. Cemetery
- Wilson Twp. Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Wilson Twp. Cemetery is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Twp. Cemetery
- Goewey Twp. Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Goewey Twp. Cemetery is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goewey Twp. Cemetery
- Grace Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Jackson County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
- Worthington Twp. Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Jackson County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Nobles County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- North Sibley Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- The North Sibley Cemetery is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sibley Cemetery
- First Reformed Church Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- The First Reformed Church Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Reformed Church Cemetery
- The First Reformed Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- First Reformed Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2204562 <5>
- Little Sioux Lutheran Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Lakeland Memory Gardens Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lake View Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- The Lake View Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Cemetery
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Jackson County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Harris
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Harris is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Ocheyedan
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ocheyedan is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheyedan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Lake Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Round Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- May City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- May City is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May City
- Sioux Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sioux Valley is located in Jackson County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Valley
- Allendorf
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Allendorf is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendorf
- Cloverdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cloverdale is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Melvin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Melvin is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Wahpeton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wahpeton is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahpeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Bigelow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bigelow is located in Nobles County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
- West Okoboji
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- West Okoboji is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Okoboji
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Okoboji
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Org
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Org is located in Nobles County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Org
- Milford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Worthington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sibley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Old Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old Town is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Arnolds Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Spirit Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hartley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hartley is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
- Orleans
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Orleans is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
- Brewster
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Brewster is located in Nobles County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
- Ashton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Everly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Everly is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
- Fostoria
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fostoria is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
- Ransom
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ransom is located in Nobles County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
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 Osceola County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brewster
- Everly
- Hartley
- Lake Park
- Melvin
- Milford
- Ocheyedan
- Round Lake
- Sibley
- Spirit Lake
- Worthington
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 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 Osceola 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 #462437 (Union Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #462437 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: Osceola
- Est. Elev: 469 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Harris
- Location given for Union Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.4316326 Lon: -95.4347266
- 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 Osceola, 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 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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