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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:   39.4428°   (39° 26' 34")

Lon:   -89.9957°   (-89° 59' 44")

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

The county seat for Macoupin County is located in Carlinville. Carlinville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Union Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Union Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Hollingsworth Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hollingsworth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hollingsworth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hollingsworth Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
  • Crum Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crum Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Crum Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
  • Ross Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ross Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ross Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
  • O'Neal Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the O'Neal Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the O'Neal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The O'Neal Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
  • Wills Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wills Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wills Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
  • Andrew Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Andrew Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Andrew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Andrew Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
  • Range Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Range Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Range Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Range Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
  • Nifong Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nifong Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nifong Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Nifong Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
  • Howser Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howser Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howser Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Howser Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
  • Etter Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Etter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Etter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Etter Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
  • Doss Grave
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Doss Grave
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Doss Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Doss Grave is located in Macoupin County
  • Crawford Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crawford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crawford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Crawford Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Blue Grass Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Grass Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blue Grass Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Blue Grass Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
    • Sims Old Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sims Old Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sims Old Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sims Old Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
    • Miller Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Miller Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
    • Solomon A M Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Solomon A M Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Solomon A M Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Solomon A M Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
    • Solomon G O Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Solomon G O Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Solomon G O Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Solomon G O Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
    • Weller Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weller Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Weller Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
    • Cherry Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherry Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cherry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cherry Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
    • Panther Creek Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Panther Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Panther Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Panther Creek Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
    • Hettick Point Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hettick Point Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hettick Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hettick Point Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
    • Ruyle Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ruyle Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ruyle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ruyle Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Modesto.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107229 <5>
    • Pulliam Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pulliam Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pulliam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pulliam Cemetery is located in Macoupin 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.

  • Palmyra
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Modesto
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Modesto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modesto
    • Modesto is located in Macoupin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Modesto <6>
  • Hettick
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hettick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hettick
    • Hettick is located in Macoupin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hettick <6>
  • Scottville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottville
    • Scottville is located in Macoupin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottville <6>
  • Hagaman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hagaman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagaman
    • Hagaman is located in Macoupin County
  • Comer
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Comer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
    • Comer is located in Macoupin County
  • Nilwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nilwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nilwood
    • Nilwood is located in Macoupin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nilwood <6>
  • Lowder
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowder have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowder
    • Lowder is located in Sangamon County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowder <6>
  • Waverly
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
    • Waverly is located in Morgan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,182 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <6>
  • Girard
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Franklin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in Morgan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <6>
  • Carlinville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Standard City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard City
      • Standard City is located in Macoupin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
    • Virden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Greenfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
      • Greenfield is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenfield <6>
    • Chesterfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
      • Chesterfield is located in Macoupin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterfield <6>
    • Thayer
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thayer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
      • Thayer is located in Sangamon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thayer <6>
    • Maxwell ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maxwell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
      • Maxwell is located in Sangamon County
    • Wrights
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wrights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights
      • Wrights is located in Greene County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wrights <6>
    • Rockbridge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbridge
      • Rockbridge is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockbridge <6>
    • Challacombe
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Challacombe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challacombe
      • Challacombe is located in Macoupin County
    • Auburn
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Murrayville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murrayville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrayville
      • Murrayville is located in Morgan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murrayville <6>
    • Pisgah
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pisgah. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
      • Pisgah is located in Morgan County
    • Loami
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loami have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loami
      • Loami is located in Sangamon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 751 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loami <6>
    • Woodson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)

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 Macoupin 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 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 #420019  (Union Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #420019 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: Palmyra
    • County: Macoupin         Elev: 202
    • Location given for GNIS #420019 (Union Cemetery)

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 Macoupin, 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- ) 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: 39.4428, Longitude: -89.9957       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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