A visit to the Union Center 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 Center Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Union Center Cemetery:
37.8687, -94.6405
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Union Center Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Union Center Cemetery is located in Bourbon County<2>.
The county seat for Bourbon County is located in Fort Scott. Fort Scott lies just to the west southwest of the Union Center Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Union Center Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Union Center Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Union Center Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lath Branch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Lath Branch Cemetery is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lath Branch Cemetery
- Coleman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Vernon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Vernon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The White Cemetery is located in Vernon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Ft. Scott National Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Mayberry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mayberry Cemetery is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Richland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Richland Cemetery is located in Vernon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
- West Liberty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The West Liberty Cemetery is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Glendale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Glendale Cemetery is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Cemetery
- West Plains Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The West Plains Cemetery is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Plains Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the West Plains Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Fort Scott.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94051 <5>
- Clarksburg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Clarksburg Cemetery is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg Cemetery
- Logan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Logan Cemetery is located in Vernon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Cemetery
- Deerfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Deerfield Cemetery is located in Vernon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Vernon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Turley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Turley Cemetery is located in Vernon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turley Cemetery
- East Liberty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The East Liberty Cemetery is located in Vernon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Liberty Cemetery
- Kaufman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Kaufman Cemetery is located in Vernon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaufman Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Union Center Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Union Center Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bell Town ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bell Town is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Fort Scott
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Scott is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Scott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,648 people
- Fort Scott has also been known as:
- Fort Scott City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Scott <6>
- Richards
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Richards is located in Vernon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Hammond
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hammond is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Edward
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Edward is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edward
- Deerfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Deerfield is located in Vernon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Godfrey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Godfrey is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godfrey
- Stotesbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stotesbury is located in Vernon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotesbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
- Garland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Garland is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Marmaton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Marmaton is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmaton
- Ronald
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ronald is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronald
- Fulton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Temple ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Temple is located in Vernon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
- Devon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Devon is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devon
- Barnesville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Barnesville is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Hollister
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hollister is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister
- Moundville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Prescott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Prescott is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Metz
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Metz is located in Vernon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Redfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Redfield is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Pawnee Station
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pawnee Station is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee Station
- Cato
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cato is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
- Berlin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Berlin is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Dry Wood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dry Wood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Wood
- Arcadia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Arcadia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Bronaugh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bronaugh is located in Vernon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronaugh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Nevada
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hume
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hume is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 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 Center Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bourbon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Union Center Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arcadia
- Bronaugh
- Fort Scott
- Garland
- Hume
- Hume lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Union Center Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hume.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
- Metz
- Metz lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Union Center Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Metz.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Moundville
- Nevada
- Redfield
- Richards
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Center Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Bourbon 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 Center Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #474796 (Union Center Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #474796 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: Bourbon
- Est. Elev: 244 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fort Scott
- Location given for Union Center Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.8686504 Lon: -94.6405146
- 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 Bourbon, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Union Center 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. |