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:
39.6976, -97.5459
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 Republic County<2>.
The county seat for Republic County is located in Belleville. Belleville lies 9 miles [14.5 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 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Union Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Frontier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Frontier Cemetery is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Cemetery
- Hollis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hollis Cemetery is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Saron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Saron Cemetery is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saron Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Saron Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Concordia.
- Murdock Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Agenda Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Agenda Cemetery is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agenda Cemetery
- Grace Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Grace Hill Cemetery is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Hill Cemetery
- Gotland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Gotland Cemetery is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotland Cemetery
- Willoughby Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Willoughby Cemetery is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Bohemian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Bohemian Cemetery is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemian Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
- Nelson Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Nelson Family Cemetery is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Family Cemetery
- The Nelson Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Swedish Cemetery
- Sibley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Sibley Cemetery is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Brantford Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- St. Katherine Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The St. Katherine Cemetery is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Katherine Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 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:
- Agenda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Agenda is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agenda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Rice
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rice is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
- Cuba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brantford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Brantford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantford
- Belleville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Concordia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cook is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Ames
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ames is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
- Clyde
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Huscher
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Huscher is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huscher
- Norway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Norway is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
- Yuma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Yuma is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Saint Joseph
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Joseph is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Munden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Munden is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- Scandia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Aurora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Aurora is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Vining
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vining is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Clifton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Clifton has also been known as:
- West Clifton
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <6>
- Haddam
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Haddam is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Haddam has also been known as:
- Haddam City
- West Haddam
- Kackley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Kackley is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kackley
- Sherdahl
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sherdahl is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherdahl
- Oneonta ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Oneonta is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneonta
- Jamestown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Jamestown is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
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 Republic County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ames
- Ames lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Union Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ames.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
- Belleville
- Clyde
- Concordia
- Courtland
- Cuba
- Cuba lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Union Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cuba.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Haddam
- Jamestown
- Kackley
- Munden
- Narka
- Narka lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Union Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Narka.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narka
- Scandia
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 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 Kansas:
- Pages specific to Republic 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 #473097 (Union Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #473097 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: Republic
- Est. Elev: 413 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wayne
- Location given for Union Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.6977803 Lon: -97.5461502
- 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 Kansas' counties, including Republic, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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. |