A visit to the Union Corner Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Union Corner Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Union Corner Cemetery (FG ID #108653).
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 Corner Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Union Corner Cemetery:
41.2184, -87.6629
The Union Corner Cemetery is located in Kankakee County<2>.
The county seat for Kankakee County is located in Kankakee. Kankakee lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Union Corner Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Union Corner Cemetery.
Establishment of the Union Corner Cemetery ...
The Union Corner Cemetery was established in 1858.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Union Corner Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Union Corner Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Momence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Judes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Heusing Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shrontz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Airy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- State of Illinois Veterans Home Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. George Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sherburnville Christian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Elmwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- West Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The West Creek Cemetery is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Creek Cemetery
- St. John UCC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- St. Luke Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Peotone Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fuller Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Fuller Cemetery is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Cemetery
- St. Paulus Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- B'nai Israel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kankakee Memorial Gardens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beebe Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rice - Bebe Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leggtown Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Guiding Star Memorial Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bible Witness Camp Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sanders Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Union Corner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Union Corner Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Grant Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Grant Park is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
- Momence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Litchfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Saint George
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Illiana Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sherburnville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sun River Terrace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sun River Terrace is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun River Terrace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Illinoi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Illinoi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Beecher
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Manteno
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bradley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Hopkins Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hopkins Park is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 608 people
- Hopkins Park has also been known as:
- Hopkins Park village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopkins Park <5>
- Peotone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bourbonnais
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Schneider
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kankakee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Aroma Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Village is located in Newton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Sumava Resorts
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Goodenow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Saint Anne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lowell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Monee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lake Dalecarlia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crete
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- University Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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 Corner Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kankakee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Union Corner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Crete
- Kankakee
- Manteno
- Momence
- Monee
- Monee lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Union Corner Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Monee.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monee
- Peotone
- Saint Anne
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Corner Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Kankakee 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 Corner Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #108653
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #420065 (Union Corner Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #420065 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: Kankakee
- Est. Elev: 209 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Momence
- Location given for Union Corner Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.2189225 Lon: -87.6628158
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Kankakee, 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' (or 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- Union Corner 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |