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A visit to the 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. 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 Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Union 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 Cemetery

Lat:   42.0375°   (42° 2' 15")

Lon:   -88.5493°   (-88° 32' 57")

The Union Cemetery is located in Kane County<2>.

The county seat for Kane County is located in Geneva. Geneva lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the southeast of the Union Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Union Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Ward Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ward Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ward Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ward Family Cemetery is located in Kane County
  • St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Charter Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Charter Grove Cemetery
    • The Charter Grove Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Charter Grove Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Charter Grove.
  • South Burlington Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Burlington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Burlington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The South Burlington Cemetery is located in Kane County
  • North Plato Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Plato Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Plato Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The North Plato Cemetery is located in Kane County
  • Barron Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barron Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Barron Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
  • L R Baker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the L R Baker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the L R Baker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The L R Baker Cemetery is located in Kane County
  • Starks Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Starks Cemetery
    • The Starks Cemetery is located in Kane County
    • The Starks Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Stark's Cemetery
  • Doty Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Doty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Doty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Doty Cemetery is located in Kane County
  • Hampshire Center Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lily Lake Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lily Lake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lily Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lily Lake Cemetery is located in Kane County
  • St.s Peter & Paul's Catholic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Genoa Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Genoa Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Genoa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Genoa Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
    • Mt. Carmel Sycamore Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Sycamore Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Sycamore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Carmel Sycamore Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
    • Elmwood Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elmwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Elmwood Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
    • Ohio Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ohio Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ohio Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ohio Grove Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
    • Thatcher Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thatcher Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thatcher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thatcher Cemetery is located in Kane County
    • New Hampshire Settlement Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hampshire Settlement Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hampshire Settlement Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Hampshire Settlement Cemetery is located in Kane County
    • Udina Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Udina Cemetery
      • The Udina Cemetery is located in Kane County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Udina Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Elgin.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1981683 <5>
    • Washington Memorial Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Washington Memorial Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Washington Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Washington Memorial Cemetery is located in Kane County
    • Harmony Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmony Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harmony Cemetery is located in McHenry 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 Cemetery.

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

  • Burlington
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
    • Burlington is located in Kane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 616 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <6>
  • North Plato
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Plato. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Plato
    • North Plato is located in Kane County
  • New Lebanon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon
    • New Lebanon is located in DeKalb County
  • Charter Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Grove
    • Charter Grove is located in DeKalb County
  • Virgil
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virgil have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil
    • Virgil is located in Kane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virgil <6>
  • Starks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks
    • Starks is located in Kane County
  • Hampshire
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampshire have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampshire
    • Hampshire is located in Kane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,207 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampshire <6>
  • Plato Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plato Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato Center
    • Plato Center is located in Kane County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plato Center <6>
  • Pingree Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pingree Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pingree Grove
    • Pingree Grove is located in Kane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,986 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pingree Grove <6>
  • Sycamore
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
    • Sycamore is located in DeKalb County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,317 people
  • Lily Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lily Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily Lake
    • Lily Lake is located in Kane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
  • Bowes Bend
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowes Bend
    • Bowes Bend is located in Kane County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Genoa
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genoa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
      • Genoa is located in DeKalb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,251 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Genoa <6>
    • Maple Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Park
      • Maple Park is located in Kane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,384 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple Park <6>
    • Coltonville ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coltonville
      • Coltonville is located in DeKalb County
    • Cortland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cortland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
      • Cortland is located in DeKalb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,393 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cortland <6>
    • Elburn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elburn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elburn
      • Elburn is located in Kane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,098 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elburn <6>
    • Wasco
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wasco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasco
      • Wasco is located in Kane County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wasco <6>
    • Campton Hills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campton Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton Hills
      • Campton Hills is located in Kane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,063 people
      • Campton Hills has also been known as:
      • Campton Hills village
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campton Hills <6>
    • Gilberts
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Freeman
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Freeman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
      • Freeman is located in Kane County
    • Huntley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
      • Huntley is located in McHenry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,256 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntley <6>
    • Brush Point ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Point
      • Brush Point is located in DeKalb County
    • Bonnie
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonnie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie
      • Bonnie is located in Kane County
      • Bonnie has also been known as:
      • Bonnie Valley
    • West Dundee
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dundee
      • West Dundee is located in Kane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,768 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Dundee <6>
    • Kingston
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
      • Kingston is located in DeKalb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,160 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <6>

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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kane County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Union 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 Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #405233  (Union Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #405233 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: Hampshire
    • County: Kane         Elev: 290
    • Location given for GNIS #405233 (Union Cemetery)

The official website for Kane County: www.co.kane.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.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 Illinois' counties, including Kane, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Union Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0375, Longitude: -88.5493       In this case, the coordinates for the Union 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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