A visit to the Union Chapel 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 Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Union Chapel Cemetery:
39.4023, -85.6244
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Union Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Shelby County<2>.
The county seat for Shelby County is located in Shelbyville. Shelbyville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northwest of the Union Chapel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Union Chapel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Union Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Union Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Reed Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Vanpelt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Vanpelt Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanpelt Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Copeland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Copeland Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Means Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Means Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Means Cemetery
- Nauvoo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Nauvoo Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nauvoo Cemetery
- Pumphrey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Pumphrey Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumphrey Cemetery
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Vienna Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Vienna Cemetery is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mowery Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mowery Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowery Cemetery
- Mt. Morrison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Winchester Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Winchester Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Cemetery
- The Winchester Cemetery has also been known as:
- Winchester Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #698387 <5>
- Floyd Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Floyd Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Cemetery
- Fletcher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
- Forsythe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Forsythe Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsythe Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
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 Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Union Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Germantown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Germantown is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Saint Paul
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Saint Omer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Omer is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Omer
- Milford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Adams
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Adams is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Waldron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Waldron is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Burney
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Burney is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burney
- Geneva
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Geneva is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Moscow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moscow is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Prescott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Prescott is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Norristown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Norristown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norristown
- Wilson Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wilson Corner is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Corner
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Rugby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rugby is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Greensburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Williamstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Williamstown is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Gowdy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gowdy is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowdy
- Blue Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Blue Ridge is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Rays Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rays Crossing is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Crossing
- Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hope is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,248 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <6>
- Hartsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hartsville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Harris City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harris City is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
- Springhill ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Springhill is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Milroy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Riley Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Riley Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Village
- Flat Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Letts Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Letts Corner is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts Corner
- Manilla
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Manilla is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manilla
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 Chapel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Shelby County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Union Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Flat Rock
- Greensburg
- Hope
- Hope lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Union Chapel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hope.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Manilla
- Milroy
- Saint Paul
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 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 Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Shelby 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 Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #445093 (Union Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #445093 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: Shelby
- Est. Elev: 258 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Adams
- Location given for Union Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.4022717 Lon: -85.62442
- 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 Shelby, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Union Chapel 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. |