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. 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 Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Union Cemetery:
38.6453, -86.6919
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Union Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Union Cemetery is located in Martin County<2>.
The county seat for Martin County is located in Shoals. Shoals lies just to the west northwest of the Union Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Union Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Union Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Elliott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Elliott Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Cemetery
- Baxter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Baxter Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter Cemetery
- Acre Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Acre Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acre Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Hawkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins Cemetery
- Faucett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Faucett Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faucett Cemetery
- Brunner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Brunner Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunner Cemetery
- Little York Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Little York Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Huron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Huron Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Clarke Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Clarke Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarke Cemetery
- Cornel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Cornel Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornel Cemetery
- Grodey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Grodey Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grodey Cemetery
- McBrides Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The McBrides Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBrides Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Sholts Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Sholts Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sholts Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Emmons Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Emmons Ridge Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons Ridge Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Georgia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Georgia Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia Cemetery
- Burton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Burton Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Lacy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lacy is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
- Huron
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Huron is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Shoals
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Baden Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Baden Springs is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baden Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Prospect
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Prospect is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Windom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Windom is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- French Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Georgia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Georgia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
- Abydel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Abydel is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abydel
- Hillham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hillham is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillham
- Mount Olive
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Norton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Norton is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Williams
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Williams is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Orleans
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Loogootee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Paoli
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hartleyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hartleyville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Coxton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coxton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxton
- Silverville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Silverville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverville
- Alfordsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alfordsville is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfordsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Dubois
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Youngs Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Youngs Creek is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Creek
- Spring Mill Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Mill Village is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill Village
- Fayetteville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fayetteville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
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 Martin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- French Lick
- Loogootee
- Mitchell
- Paoli
- Shoals
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 either 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 Indiana:
- Pages specific to Martin 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 Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #451588 (Union Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #451588 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: Martin
- Est. Elev: 238 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Huron
- Location given for Union Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.6453301 Lon: -86.6919396
- 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 Indiana's counties, including Martin, 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 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. |