A visit to the Union Chapel 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 Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Union Chapel Cemetery:
41.7861, -93.2335
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Union Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Jasper County<2>.
The county seat for Jasper County is located in Newton. Newton lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Union Chapel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Union Chapel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Union Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Union Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kintz Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Kintz Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kintz Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ashton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ashton Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton Cemetery
- The Ashton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ashton Chapel Cemetery
- Ashton Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1984941 <5>
- Greencastle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Greencastle Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle Cemetery
- Fisher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- Flock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Flock Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flock Cemetery
- Graham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Sams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Sams Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Cemetery
- McKeever Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The McKeever Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeever Cemetery
- Independence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Independence Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Cemetery
- Restland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Barbee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Barbee Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbee Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Deeter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shipp Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Shipp Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipp Cemetery
- Slaughter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Slaughter Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Farrar Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Farrar Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar Cemetery
- Colfax Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Colfax Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax Cemetery
- The Colfax Cemetery has also been known as:
- Highland - Oak Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2189044 <5>
- Highland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Linder Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Linder Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linder Cemetery
- Day Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Day Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day 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 Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Union Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ira
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ira is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Mingo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Green Castle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Castle is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Castle
- Clyde
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Clyde is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Goddard
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Goddard is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goddard
- Baxter
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Valeria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Valeria is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Oswalt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oswalt is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswalt
- Colfax
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Santiago
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Santiago is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiago
- Collins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Collins is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Metz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Metz is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lambs Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lambs Grove is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Mitchellville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rhodes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rhodes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Loring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Loring is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loring
- Newton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maxwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Melbourne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bondurant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Iowa Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Iowa Center is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Center
- State Center Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Malta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Malta is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Elkhart
(14 miles [22.5 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 Chapel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jasper County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Union Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Baxter
- Colfax
- Collins
- Melbourne
- Mitchellville
- Newton
- Prairie City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Jasper 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 Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1999716 (Union Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1999716 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: Jasper
- Est. Elev: 281 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Baxter
- Location given for Union Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.7860993 Lon: -93.2335374
- 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 Jasper, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Union Chapel 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. |