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A visit to the Union Evangelical Cemetery ...

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 Evangelical Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Union Evangelical Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   42.8186°   (42° 49' 6")

Lon:   -91.9993°   (-91° 59' 57")

The Union Evangelical Cemetery is located in Fayette County<2>.

The county seat for Fayette County is located in West Union. West Union lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northeast of the Union Evangelical Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Union Evangelical Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St. Peter Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Fayette County
  • Hope Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hope Cemetery is located in Fayette County
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Fayette County
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Fayette County
  • Wilson Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wilson Grove Cemetery is located in Bremer County
  • St. John Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. John Cemetery is located in Bremer County
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Bremer County
  • Union Mound Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Mound Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Union Mound Cemetery is located in Bremer County
  • Center Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Center Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County
  • Fayette County Farm Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fayette County Farm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fayette County Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fayette County Farm Cemetery is located in Fayette County
  • St. Pauls UCC Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls UCC Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls UCC Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Pauls UCC Cemetery is located in Bremer County
  • Long Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Long Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Bremer County
    • St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery is located in Bremer County
    • Dunhams Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunhams Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunhams Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dunhams Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Hawkeye Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hawkeye Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hawkeye Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hawkeye Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Richfield Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richfield Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Richfield Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Zion Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Bremer County
    • St. Peter Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Bremer County
    • Grandview Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • St. Francis Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Francis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • South Windsor Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Windsor Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Windsor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The South Windsor Cemetery is located in Fayette County

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 Evangelical Cemetery.

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

  • Westgate
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westgate
    • Westgate is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
  • Sumner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Maynard
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maynard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
    • Maynard is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maynard <6>
  • Randalia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randalia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalia
    • Randalia is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
  • Oran
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oran have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
    • Oran is located in Fayette County
  • Donnan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Donnan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnan
    • Donnan is located in Fayette County
  • Hawkeye
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hawkeye. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
    • Hawkeye is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
  • Oelwein
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Fayette
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayette have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
    • Fayette is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,378 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette <6>
  • Alpha
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
    • Alpha is located in Fayette County
  • Fairbank
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairbank have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbank
    • Fairbank is located in Buchanan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,132 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairbank <6>
  • Readlyn
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Readlyn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readlyn
    • Readlyn is located in Bremer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Readlyn <6>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • West Union
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Union have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
      • West Union is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,270 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Union <6>
    • Tripoli
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tripoli have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripoli
      • Tripoli is located in Bremer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,375 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tripoli <6>
    • Knittel
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knittel
      • Knittel is located in Bremer County
    • Hazleton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Douglass
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass
      • Douglass is located in Fayette County
    • Fredericksburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
      • Fredericksburg is located in Chickasaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericksburg <6>
    • Klinger
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klinger
      • Klinger is located in Bremer County
    • Stanley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
      • Stanley is located in Buchanan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
    • Brainard
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainard
      • Brainard is located in Fayette County
    • Waucoma
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Frederika
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frederika have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederika
      • Frederika is located in Bremer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
    • Arlington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
      • Arlington is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
    • Wadena
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Saint Lucas
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lucas
      • Saint Lucas is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 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 Evangelical Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fayette County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Union Evangelical Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Arlington
  • Fairbank
  • Fayette
  • Fredericksburg
  • Hawkeye
    • Hawkeye lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Union Evangelical Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hawkeye.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
  • Maynard
    • Maynard lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Union Evangelical Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Maynard.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
  • Oelwein
    • Oelwein lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Union Evangelical Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oelwein.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oelwein
  • Stanley
  • Sumner
    • Sumner lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Union Evangelical Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sumner.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
  • Waucoma
  • West Union
  • Westgate

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Evangelical Cemetery:

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 Evangelical Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1945194  (Union Evangelical Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1945194 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: Maynard
    • County: Fayette         Elev: 356
    • Location given for GNIS #1945194 (Union Evangelical 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 Fayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Union Evangelical Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8186, Longitude: -91.9993       In this case, the coordinates for the Union Evangelical Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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