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The location of the Union Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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)

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

Lat:   40.9789°   (40° 58' 44")

Lon:   -88.3781°   (-88° 22' 41")

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

The county seat for Livingston County is located in Pontiac. Pontiac lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Union Cemetery .

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 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:

  • Pages specific to Illinois:
  • Pages specific to Livingston County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Union Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 27 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.

    • Emington
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emington
      • Emington is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emington <4>
    • Campus
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campus
      • Campus is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campus <4>
    • Saunemin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saunemin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saunemin
      • Saunemin is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saunemin <4>
    • Cardiff
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
      • Cardiff is located in Livingston County
    • Odell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
      • Odell is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 957 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odell <4>
    • Dwight
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
      • Dwight is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dwight <4>
    • Cullom
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cullom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullom
      • Cullom is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cullom <4>
    • Kempton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kempton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
      • Kempton is located in Ford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kempton <4>
    • Swygert
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swygert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swygert
      • Swygert is located in Livingston County
    • Cabery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cabery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabery
      • Cabery is located in Ford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cabery <4>
    • Reddick
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Cayuga
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
      • Cayuga is located in Livingston County
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • Wing
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
        • Wing is located in Livingston County
      • Charlotte
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlotte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
        • Charlotte is located in Livingston County
      • Buckingham
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckingham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
        • Buckingham is located in Kankakee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckingham <4>
      • Sunbury
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
        • Sunbury is located in Livingston County
      • McDowell
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
        • McDowell is located in Livingston County
      • Clarke City
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarke City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarke City
        • Clarke City is located in Grundy County
      • East Brooklyn
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brooklyn
        • East Brooklyn is located in Grundy County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
      • South Wilmington
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Wilmington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wilmington
        • South Wilmington is located in Grundy County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
      • Gardner
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
        • Gardner is located in Grundy County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,377 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardner <4>
      • Pontiac
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pontiac have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
        • Pontiac is located in Livingston County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,176 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pontiac <4>
      • Forrest
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forrest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest
        • Forrest is located in Livingston County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,124 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forrest <4>
      • Highland Town ‑ Historic
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Town
        • Highland Town is located in Grundy County
      • Herscher
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Union Hill
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Budd
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Budd have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budd
        • Budd is located in Livingston County

    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 Livingston County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Union Cemetery.<5>

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

    • St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Broughton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Broughton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Broughton Cemetery is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Broughton Cemetery
    • Sunny Slope Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunny Slope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sunny Slope Cemetery is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunny Slope Cemetery
    • Sullivan Center Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sullivan Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sullivan Center Cemetery is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sullivan Center Cemetery
    • Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Ford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Dwight Old Town Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dwight Old Town Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dwight Old Town Cemetery is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dwight Old Town Cemetery
    • McDowell Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDowell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McDowell Cemetery is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDowell Cemetery
    • St. Paul Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • St. Paul's Catholic Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The St. Paul's Catholic Cemetery is located in Livingston County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Paul's Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Odell.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul's Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108062 <6>
    • Odell Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Odell Cemetery is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Odell Cemetery
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Union Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • The Union Cemetery is located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Saunemin Five Mile Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saunemin Five Mile Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Saunemin Five Mile Cemetery is located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saunemin Five Mile Cemetery
      • West Lawn Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The West Lawn Cemetery is located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Lawn Cemetery
      • St. John's Catholic Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. John's Catholic Cemetery is located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Catholic Cemetery
      • Round Grove Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Round Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Round Grove Cemetery is located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Round Grove Cemetery
      • Oaklawn Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oaklawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oaklawn Cemetery
      • Swygert Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swygert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Swygert Cemetery is located in Livingston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swygert Cemetery
      • Mt. Hope Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Smith Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • The Smith Cemetery is located in Kankakee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 #405366  (Union Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #405366 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: Saunemin
      • County: Livingston         Elev: 212
      • Location given for GNIS #405366 (Union Cemetery)

    The official website for Livingston County: www.livingstoncounty-il.org/

    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 Livingston, 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 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: 40.9789, Longitude: -88.3781       In this case, the coordinates for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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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