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:
41.0739, -92.8605
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 Monroe County<2>.
The county seat for Monroe County is located in Albia. Albia lies just to the 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 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Union Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Union Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rowley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Rowley Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowley Cemetery
- Hiteman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hiteman Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiteman Cemetery
- Abegglen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Abegglen Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abegglen Cemetery
- Service Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Osborn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Osborn Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Babb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Babb Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babb Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Oakview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Oakview Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Albia.
- The Oakview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oak View Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #521670 <5>
- Boggs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Boggs Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggs Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Boyer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bell Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northwest of Albia.
- Georgetown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Georgetown Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Pleasant Divide Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Buxton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Buxton Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton 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 Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Union Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Albia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lovilia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bluff Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Georgetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Hamilton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hamilton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Avery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Avery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Selection
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Selection is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selection
- Marysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Marysville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Bussey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bussey is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bussey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Lakonta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lakonta is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakonta
- Melrose
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moravia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Indiana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Indiana is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiana
- Iconium
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Iconium is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iconium
- Blakesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dudley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dudley is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Eddyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Attica
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Attica is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Tracy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tracy is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Givin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Givin is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Givin
- Zero
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Zero is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zero
- Pershing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pershing is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pershing
- Beacon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beacon is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Olivet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Olivet is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Columbia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Columbia is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Olmitz
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Olmitz is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmitz
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 Monroe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Union Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albia
- Blakesburg
- Bussey
- Eddyville
- Lovilia
- Melrose
- Moravia
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 Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Monroe 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 #1970451 (Union Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1970451 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: Monroe
- Est. Elev: 285 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Albia
- Location given for Union Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.0738948 Lon: -92.8604754
- 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 Monroe, 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 drawn 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. |