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:
38.4565, -84.3077
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 Harrison County<2>.
The county seat for Harrison County is located in Cynthiana. Cynthiana lies just to the south of the Union Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Union Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Edwards Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The St. Edwards Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Edwards Cemetery
- Rocky Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Rocky Spring Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Spring Cemetery
- Kings Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Kings Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Cemetery
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Cherry Grove Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove Cemetery
- Battle Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Battle Grove Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Grove Cemetery
- Pythian Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Pythian Grove Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pythian Grove Cemetery
- Beard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Beard Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard Cemetery
- Old Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Cemetery
- Old East Broadwell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Republican Christian Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Republican Christian Church Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republican Christian Church Cemetery
- The Republican Christian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Republican Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2131311 <5>
- Old Republican Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Whitehead Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Whitehead Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehead Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Harding Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hitch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Raven Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Raven Creek Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Creek Cemetery
- Rankin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Rankin Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Old Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Morgan Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Dunn Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Dunn Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Cemetery
- Robinson Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Robinson Family Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Family Cemetery
- The Robinson Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Robinson Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Kentontown Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Kentontown Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentontown Cemetery
- The Kentontown Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kentontown Christian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1557175 <5>
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Union Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Poindexter
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Poindexter is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter
- Oddville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oddville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oddville
- Cynthiana
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Berry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Berry is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Renaker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Renaker is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renaker
- Sylvandell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sylvandell is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvandell
- Boyd
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Boyd is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Rutland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rutland is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Davis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Davis is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Shawhan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Shawhan is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawhan
- Hooktown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hooktown is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooktown
- McKinneysburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- McKinneysburg is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinneysburg
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Morgan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Milford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Milford is located in Bracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Marcus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marcus is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Stringtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stringtown is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Kiserton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kiserton is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiserton
- Four Oaks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Four Oaks is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Oaks
- Browning Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Browning Corner is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning Corner
- Cordova
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cordova is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
- Sadieville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sadieville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sadieville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Turkey Foot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Turkey Foot is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Foot
- Hayes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hayes is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes
- Millersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bratton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bratton is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bratton
- Bachelors Rest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bachelors Rest is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelors Rest
- Stonewall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Stonewall is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
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 Harrison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Harrison 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 #505766 (Union Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #505766 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: Harrison
- Est. Elev: 216 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cynthiana
- Location given for Union Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.4564631 Lon: -84.3077135
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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 Kentucky's counties, including Harrison, 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 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. |
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