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A visit to the South 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 South Union Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   40.4756°   (40° 28' 32")

Lon:   -86.3286°   (-86° 19' 42")

The South Union Cemetery is located in Howard County<2>.

The county seat for Howard County is located in Kokomo. Kokomo lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east of the South Union Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the South Union Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Petes Run Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Petes Run Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Petes Run Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Petes Run Cemetery is located in Howard County
  • Mound Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mound Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mound Cemetery is located in Howard County
  • Burlington Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burlington Cemetery
    • The Burlington Cemetery is located in Carroll County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Burlington Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Burlington.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84496 <5>
  • Price Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Price Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Price Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Price Cemetery is located in Howard County
  • Barnett Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Barnett Cemetery is located in Howard County
  • Old Prophet Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Prophet Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Prophet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Prophet Cemetery is located in Clinton County
  • Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Clinton County
  • North Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The North Union Cemetery is located in Howard County
  • Kappa Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kappa Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kappa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kappa Cemetery is located in Howard County
  • Pickett Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pickett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pickett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pickett Cemetery is located in Howard County
  • Brown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brown Cemetery is located in Howard County
  • Sims Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sims Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sims Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sims Cemetery is located in Clinton County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Twin Spring Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Twin Spring Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Twin Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Twin Spring Cemetery is located in Howard County
    • Asbury Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Asbury Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Asbury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Asbury Cemetery is located in Carroll County
    • Grays Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grays Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grays Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grays Cemetery is located in Clinton County
    • Campbell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campbell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campbell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Campbell Cemetery is located in Clinton County
    • Rush Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rush Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rush Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rush Cemetery is located in Howard County
    • Hye Park Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hye Park Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hye Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hye Park Cemetery is located in Carroll County
    • Harness Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harness Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harness Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harness Cemetery is located in Cass County
    • United Brethren Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the United Brethren Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the United Brethren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The United Brethren Cemetery is located in Carroll County
    • Old Liberty Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Liberty Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Liberty Cemetery is located in Clinton County
    • Veneman Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Veneman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Veneman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Veneman Cemetery is located in Clinton County
    • Hoover - Snider Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoover - Snider Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hoover - Snider Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hoover - Snider Cemetery is located in Cass County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the South Union Cemetery.

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

  • Shanghai
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shanghai. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai
    • Shanghai is located in Howard County
  • Judson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Judson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
    • Judson is located in Howard County
  • Burlington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Middlefork
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Middlefork. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
    • Middlefork is located in Clinton County
  • Russiaville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • West Middleton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middleton
    • West Middleton is located in Howard County
  • Young America
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Young America have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young America
    • Young America is located in Cass County
  • Forest
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
    • Forest is located in Clinton County
  • Geetingsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Geetingsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geetingsville
    • Geetingsville is located in Clinton County
  • Alto
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
    • Alto is located in Howard County
  • Beard
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard
    • Beard is located in Clinton County
  • Sedalia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sedalia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
    • Sedalia is located in Clinton County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Michigantown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michigantown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigantown
      • Michigantown is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Michigantown <7>
    • Deer Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
      • Deer Creek is located in Carroll County
    • Kokomo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kokomo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokomo
      • Kokomo is located in Howard County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,243 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kokomo <7>
    • Galveston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galveston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galveston
      • Galveston is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galveston <7>
    • Deacon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon
      • Deacon is located in Cass County
    • Bringhurst
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bringhurst
      • Bringhurst is located in Carroll County
    • Cutler
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cutler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutler
      • Cutler is located in Carroll County
    • Groomsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groomsville
      • Groomsville is located in Tipton County
    • Indian Heights
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Heights
      • Indian Heights is located in Howard County
    • Flora
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
      • Flora is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,998 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flora <7>
    • Oakford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakford
      • Oakford is located in Howard County
    • Cassville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
      • Cassville is located in Howard County
    • Prince William
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince William
      • Prince William is located in Carroll County
    • Boyleston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boyleston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
      • Boyleston is located in Clinton County
    • Scircleville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scircleville
      • Scircleville is located in Clinton County
    • Kempton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • 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 Tipton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
    • Walton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
      • Walton is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,010 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walton <7>

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 South Union Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Howard County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 South 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 South Union Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #443862  (South Union Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #443862 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: Russiaville
    • County: Howard         Elev: 240
    • Location given for GNIS #443862 (South Union Cemetery)

The official website for Howard County: www.co.howard.in.us/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.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 Indiana's counties, including Howard, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the South Union Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4756, Longitude: -86.3286       In this case, the coordinates for the South 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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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