A visit to the West 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 West Union Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Union Cemetery:
40.7417, -85.4439
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Union Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The West Union Cemetery is located in Huntington County<2>.
The county seat for Huntington County is located in Huntington. Huntington lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northwest of the West Union Cemetery .
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Establishment of the West Union Cemetery ...
The West Union Cemetery was established in 1845.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the West Union Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rees Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Rees Cemetery is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rees Cemetery
- Purviance Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Purviance Cemetery is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purviance Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Yankeetown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Yankeetown Cemetery is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeetown Cemetery
- Loon Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Loon Creek Cemetery is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loon Creek Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- German Settlement Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Red Men Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Red Men Cemetery is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Men Cemetery
- The Red Men Cemetery has also been known as:
- Redmen Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86517 <5>
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Mossburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Mossburg Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossburg Cemetery
- Spider Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Spider Hill Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spider Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Sparks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Sparks Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Cemetery
- Star of Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Star of Hope Cemetery is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star of Hope Cemetery
- Cory Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Cory Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cory Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Monument City Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lee Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Batson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the West Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Union Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Majenica
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Majenica is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majenica
- Plum Tree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Plum Tree is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Tree
- River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- River is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River
- Warren
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Etna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Etna is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Monument City ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Monument City is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument City
- Markle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Harlansburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harlansburg is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Banquo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Banquo is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banquo
- Van Buren
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Van Buren is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Liberty Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Liberty Center is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Huntington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bowerstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bowerstown is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerstown
- Farrville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Farrville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrville
- Andrews
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Poneto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Poneto is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poneto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Travisville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Travisville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travisville
- Uniondale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lincolnville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lincolnville is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Friendly Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Friendly Corner is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Corner
- Keystone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Keystone is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Arcana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Arcana is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcana
- Bluffton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- North Oaks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- North Oaks is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oaks
- Zanesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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 West Union Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Huntington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Andrews
- Bluffton
- Huntington
- Van Buren
- Warren
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 West Union Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Huntington 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 West Union Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #445819 (West Union Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #445819 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: Huntington
- Est. Elev: 259 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Warren
- Location given for West Union Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.741712 Lon: -85.4438625
- 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 Huntington, 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 from Point A (ie- West 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. |