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:
37.4036, -94.7777
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 Crawford County<2>.
The county seat for Crawford County is located in Girard. Girard lies just to the north northwest of the West Union Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the West Union Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the West Union Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dietz Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Dietz Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dietz Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Cherokee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Cherokee Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Cemetery
- Highland Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Highland Park Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park Cemetery
- The Highland Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hobson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92694 <5>
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Meyers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Meyers Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers Cemetery
- Hosey Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hosey Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosey Hill Cemetery
- Bird Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bird Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird Cemetery
- Frontenac Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Frontenac Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontenac Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Lone Star Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Lone Star Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Shirley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Shirley Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley Cemetery
- Girard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Girard Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard Cemetery
- St. Anthony Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The St. Anthony Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthony Cemetery
- Crocker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Crocker Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocker Cemetery
- Union Center Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Union Center Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center Cemetery
- St. Bridget Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The St. Bridget Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bridget Cemetery
- Garden of Memories
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Garden of Memories is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden of Memories
- The Garden of Memories has also been known as:
- Garden of Memories Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92519 <5>
- Osage Brethren Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Osage Brethren Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage Brethren Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Osage Brethren Cemetery is located 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west of Pittsburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93263 <5>
- Osage Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Osage Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage Cemetery
- Council Corners Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Davis Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
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:
- Klendike
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Klendike is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klendike
- Kirkwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kirkwood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
- Lone Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Oak is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Beulah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beulah is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Cherokee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Barrett ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Barrett is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Pittsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Coal Valley ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Coal Valley is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Capaldo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Capaldo is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capaldo
- Radley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Radley is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radley
- Dutch Hollow ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dutch Hollow is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hollow
- Weir
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Weir is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Frontenac
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Edison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Edison is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- Ringo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ringo is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringo
- Scammon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Girard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Monmouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Monmouth is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
- Stone City ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stone City is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
- Carona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carona is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carona
- Roseland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Roseland is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Opolis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Opolis is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opolis
- Opolis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Opolis is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opolis
- Cornell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cornell is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
- Yale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Yale is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
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 Crawford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Frontenac
- Girard
- Pittsburg
- Scammon
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 West Union Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Crawford 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 #469721 (West Union Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #469721 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: Crawford
- Est. Elev: 286 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Radley
- Location given for West Union Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.4036626 Lon: -94.777462
- 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 Crawford, 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- 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. |
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