A visit to the Union Hills 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 Union Hills Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Union Hills Cemetery:
37.6753, -89.2606
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Union Hills Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Union Hills Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Murphysboro. Murphysboro lies just to the north northwest of the Union Hills Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Union Hills Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Union Hills Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Union Hills Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lipe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Stearns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Stearns Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stearns Cemetery
- Winchester Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Winchester Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Cemetery
- Winchester Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Winchester Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Cemetery
- Hiller - Crab Orchard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Etherton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Etherton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etherton Cemetery
- Hilton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hilton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Cemetery
- Boskydell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Boskydell Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boskydell Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bostick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bostick Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bostick Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Dutch Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Dutch Ridge Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Ridge Cemetery
- Lirley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Lirley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lirley Cemetery
- Snider Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Snider Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider Hill Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Mt. Carbon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Carbon Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carbon Cemetery
- Poplar Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Poplar Ridge Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge Cemetery
- Hagler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hagler Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler Cemetery
- Zimmerman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Zimmerman Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman Cemetery
- Sheppard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sheppard Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppard Cemetery
- Wilkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilkins Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Makanda Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Makanda Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makanda Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- South County Line Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Union Hills Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Union Hills Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Makanda
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carbondale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pomona
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Alto Pass
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Murphysboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cobden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Water Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Water Valley is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- De Soto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cambria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carterville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blairsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blairsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Crainville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crainville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Dewmaine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dewmaine is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewmaine
- Hurst
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gorham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Grand Tower
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Colp
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Colp is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Former name for Colp:
- Colpville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colp <6>
- Bush
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bush is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Anna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lick Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lick Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Oraville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Energy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hallidayboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hallidayboro is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallidayboro
- Wolf Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jonesboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Herrin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jacob
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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 Hills Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Union Hills Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Anna
- Anna lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Union Hills Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Anna.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Carbondale
- Carterville
- Cobden
- De Soto
- Grand Tower
- Herrin
- Jacob
- Jacob lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Union Hills Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Jacob.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob
- Jonesboro
- Murphysboro
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 Hills Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Hills Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1820800 (Union Hills Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1820800 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 169 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pomona
- Location given for Union Hills Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.6753282 Lon: -89.260641
- 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 Illinois' counties, including Jackson, 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- Union Hills 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |