A visit to the West 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 West Union Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Union Cemetery:
42.1817, -92.4452
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Union Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The West Union Cemetery is located in Tama County<2>.
The county seat for Tama County is located in Toledo. Toledo lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the West Union Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the West Union Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the West Union Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Paul's Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Buckingham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Buckingham Cemetery is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham Cemetery
- Bakers Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Larch Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Larch Hill Cemetery is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larch Hill Cemetery
- Dinsdale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Dinsdale Cemetery is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsdale Cemetery
- St. Vaclav Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oneida Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Oneida Cemetery is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida Cemetery
- Dysart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Dysart Cemetery is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysart Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wheaton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Wheaton Cemetery is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton Cemetery
- Clutier Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Clutier Cemetery is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clutier Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
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- Spencer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Spencer Cemetery is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Cemetery
- Blessing Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Blessing Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blessing Cemetery
- Fee Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Fee Chapel Cemetery is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fee Chapel Cemetery
- Wiese Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Wiese Cemetery is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiese Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Geneseo Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Geneseo Cemetery is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneseo Cemetery
- Amity Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Amity Cemetery is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity Cemetery
- Crystal Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Crystal Cemetery is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Cemetery
- Lamprecht Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Lamprecht Cemetery is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamprecht Cemetery
- The Lamprecht Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Oneida Cemetery
- Lone Pine Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95257 <5>
- Houghton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Houghton Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton Cemetery
- Ramthun Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Ramthun Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramthun 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 West Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Union Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Traer
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Buckingham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Buckingham is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Dysart
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clutier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dinsdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dinsdale is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsdale
- Blessing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Blessing is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blessing
- Voorhies
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Voorhies is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Eagle Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Center is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Center
- Reinbeck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Garwin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Garwin is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Vining
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Vining is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining
- Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
- Elberon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lincoln
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Gladbrook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Toledo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gladstone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Gladstone is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Hudson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Garrison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Garrison is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- La Porte City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tama
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Long Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Long Point is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
- Morrison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Irving
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Irving is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Keystone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chelsea
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mount Auburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mount Auburn is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 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 West Union Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Tama County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chelsea
- Dysart
- Garrison
- Gladbrook
- Keystone
- La Porte City
- Reinbeck
- Tama
- Tama lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the West Union Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tama.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tama
- Toledo
- Traer
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 West Union Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Tama 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 West Union Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #462925 (West Union Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #462925 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: Tama
- Est. Elev: 283 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Traer
- Location given for West Union Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.1816568 Lon: -92.4451904
- 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 Tama, 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 from Point A (ie- West 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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