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:
40.2170, -86.7156
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 Tippecanoe County<2>.
The county seat for Tippecanoe County is located in Lafayette. Lafayette lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north 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 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Union Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Clarks Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Clarks Hill Cemetery is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Hill Cemetery
- The Clarks Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Clark Cemetery
- Clarksville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84635 <5>
- Bowers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Bowers Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Cemetery
- McKendra Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The McKendra Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKendra Cemetery
- Plainview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Plainview Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Shilo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Shilo Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shilo Cemetery
- Abbot Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Abbot Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbot Cemetery
- The Abbot Cemetery has also been known as:
- Abbot - Fickle Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84135 <5>
- Yorktown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clouser Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Clouser Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clouser Cemetery
- Loveless Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Loveless Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveless Cemetery
- Stingley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Stingley Cemetery is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stingley Cemetery
- Peterson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Peterson Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Manson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Manson Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Manson Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Manson.
- Holladay Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Holladay Cemetery is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holladay Cemetery
- Newcomer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Newcomer Cemetery is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomer Cemetery
- Shoemaker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Shoemaker Cemetery is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemaker Cemetery
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Cemetery
- Gipson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Gipson Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gipson 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:
- Clarks Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Colfax
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fickle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fickle is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fickle
- Bowers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bowers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Stockwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stockwell is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockwell
- Manson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Manson is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
- Gladens Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gladens Corner is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladens Corner
- Darlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Darlington is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Thorntown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Concord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Mulberry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Linden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Garfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Garfield is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Romney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Corwin ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Corwin is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
- Corwin has also been known as:
- Corwin Station
- Cherry Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Dayton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Shannondale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Shannondale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannondale
- Reagan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Reagan is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
- Frankfort
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hazelrigg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hazelrigg is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelrigg
- Smartsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Smartsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartsburg
- Pike
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pike is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Cambria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cambria is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- New Richmond
(13 miles [20.9 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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Tippecanoe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clarks Hill
- Colfax
- Darlington
- Dayton
- Frankfort
- Linden
- Mulberry
- New Richmond
- Stockwell
- Thorntown
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 helpful 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 Tippecanoe 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 #445061 (Union Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #445061 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: Tippecanoe
- Est. Elev: 247 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Colfax
- Location given for Union Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.2169813 Lon: -86.7155611
- 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 Tippecanoe, 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 obstructions 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> | 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. |