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A visit to the Union Cemetery ...


The location of the Union Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Union Cemetery

Lat:   38.3073°   (38° 18' 26")

Lon:   -87.2928°   (-87° 17' 34")

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

The county seat for Pike County is located in Petersburg. Petersburg lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north of the Union Cemetery .

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 professional and volunteer 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:

  • Pages specific to Indiana:
  • Pages specific to Pike County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Union Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • 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.

    • Oakland City Junction
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland City Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland City Junction
      • Oakland City Junction is located in Pike County
    • Oakland City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Spurgeon
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spurgeon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
      • Spurgeon is located in Pike County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
    • Somerville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Dongola
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dongola
      • Dongola is located in Gibson County
    • Mackey
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
      • Mackey is located in Gibson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
    • Winslow
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winslow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
      • Winslow is located in Pike County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 829 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winslow <4>
    • Lynnville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynnville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
      • Lynnville is located in Warrick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynnville <4>
    • Glezen
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glezen
      • Glezen is located in Pike County
    • Buckskin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckskin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin
      • Buckskin is located in Gibson County
    • Stendal
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stendal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stendal
      • Stendal is located in Pike County
    • Francisco
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Francisco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
      • Francisco is located in Gibson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Oatsville
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatsville
        • Oatsville is located in Pike County
      • Graham Valley
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Valley
        • Graham Valley is located in Warrick County
      • Velpen
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velpen
        • Velpen is located in Pike County
      • Whiteoak
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteoak
        • Whiteoak is located in Pike County
      • Dickeyville ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickeyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
        • Dickeyville is located in Warrick County
      • Douglas
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
        • Douglas is located in Gibson County
      • Wheatonville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatonville
        • Wheatonville is located in Warrick County
      • Zoar
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
        • Zoar is located in Dubois County
      • White Sulphur Springs
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Alford
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
        • Alford is located in Pike County
      • Petersburg
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
        • Petersburg is located in Pike County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,299 people
      • Elberfeld
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elberfeld have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberfeld
        • Elberfeld is located in Warrick County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elberfeld <4>
      • Algiers
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algiers
        • Algiers is located in Pike County
      • Union
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
        • Union is located in Pike County

    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 Pike County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Union Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Davis Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Davis Cemetery is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
    • Montgomery Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • New Liberty Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Williams Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Williams Cemetery is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
    • Simpson Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simpson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Simpson Cemetery is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simpson Cemetery
    • Albright Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Albright Cemetery is located in Gibson County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Albright Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Mackey.
      • The Albright Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Salem Evangelical Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Albright Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84148 <6>
    • Townsley Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Townsley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Townsley Cemetery is located in Gibson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Townsley Cemetery
    • Kilpatrick Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kilpatrick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kilpatrick Cemetery is located in Gibson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kilpatrick Cemetery
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
    • Odd Fellow Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Odd Fellow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Odd Fellow Cemetery is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Odd Fellow Cemetery
    • Crow Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Crow Cemetery is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crow Cemetery
    • Martin Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Martin Cemetery is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Cemetery
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Wyatt Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wyatt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wyatt Cemetery is located in Pike County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wyatt Cemetery
      • Eden Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Eden Cemetery is located in Gibson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eden Cemetery
      • Barre Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barre Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Barre Cemetery is located in Pike County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barre Cemetery
      • Oak Hill Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Sugar Ridge Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sugar Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sugar Ridge Cemetery is located in Pike County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sugar Ridge Cemetery
      • Hedges Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hedges Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hedges Cemetery is located in Pike County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hedges Cemetery
      • Barnes Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Barnes Cemetery is located in Pike County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnes Cemetery
      • Lynnville Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lynnville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lynnville Cemetery is located in Warrick County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lynnville Cemetery
      • Log Creek Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • The Log Creek Cemetery is located in Pike County
        • The Log Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Log Creek Church Cemetery
        • Log Creek General Baptist Church Cemetery
        • South Fork Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Log Creek Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1993712 <6>
      • Sunset Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)

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

    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 #445050  (Union Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #445050 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: Oakland City
      • County: Pike         Elev: 150
      • Location given for GNIS #445050 (Union Cemetery)

    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 Pike, 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 obstructions 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 Union Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3073, Longitude: -87.2928       In this case, the coordinates for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.




 

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