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. 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 Evangelical Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Union Evangelical Cemetery:
42.8186, -91.9993
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>
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Cemetery
- Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hope Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Wilson Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilson Grove Cemetery is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wilson Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Sumner.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96694 <5>
- St. John Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Union Mound Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Union Mound Cemetery is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mound Cemetery
- Center Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Center Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove Cemetery
- Fayette County Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Pauls UCC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Long Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Long Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- St. Johns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dunhams Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hawkeye Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Hawkeye Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye Cemetery
- Richfield Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Richfield Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- St. Peter Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Cemetery
- Grandview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- St. Francis Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
- South Windsor Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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)
- Westgate is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westgate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Sumner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Maynard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Randalia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Randalia is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Oran
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oran is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
- Donnan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Donnan is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnan
- Hawkeye
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hawkeye is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- 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)
- Alpha
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Alpha is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Fairbank
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Readlyn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- West Union
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tripoli
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Knittel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Knittel is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knittel
- Hazleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Douglass
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Douglass is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass
- Fredericksburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Klinger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Klinger is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klinger
- Stanley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stanley is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Brainard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brainard is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainard
- Waucoma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Frederika
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Frederika is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederika
- Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
- Arlington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Arlington is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- 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)
- Saint Lucas is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lucas
- 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
- Maynard
- 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 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 Evangelical Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Fayette 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 Evangelical Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1945194 (Union Evangelical Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1945194 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: Fayette
- Est. Elev: 356 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Maynard
- Location given for Union Evangelical Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.8185921 Lon: -91.9993395
- 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 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 '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 Evangelical 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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