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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:

42.5807, -70.7720

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 Essex County<2>.

The county seat for Essex County is located in Salem. Salem lies just to the southwest 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 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Union Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Magnolia Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Spring Street Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Beechbrook Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Jacob Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sumner Station Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sagamore Hill Burial Ground
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Sagamore Hill Burial Ground is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Hill Burial Ground
    • The Sagamore Hill Burial Ground has also been known as:
    • Sagamore Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2384380 <6>
  • Hamilton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Sons of Abraham Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Washington Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Wenham Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • Central Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Central Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Central Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Beverly.
    • The Central Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Beverly Central Cemetery
    • Dane Street Cemetery
    • Hale Street Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90861 <6>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Ancient Burying Ground
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Prospect Street Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Clarks Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • First Parish Burial Ground
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The First Parish Burial Ground is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Parish Burial Ground
      • The First Parish Burial Ground has also been known as:
      • Bridge Street Cemetery
      • First Parish Burying Ground
      • Old Bridge Street Burying Ground
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #GLO.810 <5>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1662188 <6>
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Old Bridge Street Burying Ground
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
    • Cherry Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Choate Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Choate Cemetery is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choate Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 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:

  • Manchester By The Sea
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Manchester By The Sea is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester By The Sea
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,438 people
    • Manchester By The Sea has also been known as:
    • Manchester
  • West Manchester
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • West Manchester is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manchester
  • Beverly Farms
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Beverly Farms is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Farms
  • Kettle Cove Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Kettle Cove Village is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Cove Village
  • Prides Crossing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Prides Crossing is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prides Crossing
  • Essex Falls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Essex Falls is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Falls
  • West Gloucester
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • West Gloucester is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gloucester
  • Essex
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Essex is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,824 people
  • Centerville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Centerville is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Freshwater Cove Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Beverly
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Beverly is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,242 people
  • Hamilton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hamilton is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,070 people
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • South Hamilton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • South Hamilton is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hamilton
    • Gloucester
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Gloucester is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,539 people
    • Dogtown Commons ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Dogtown Commons is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown Commons
      • Former names for Dogtown Commons:
      • Common Settlement
      • Dogtown
      • Dogtown Commons has also been known as:
      • Dogtown Village
    • Asbury Grove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Asbury Grove is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Grove
    • Wenham
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Wenham is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,164 people
    • Salem
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Salem is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,581 people
    • West Town Landing
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • West Town Landing is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Town Landing
    • Marblehead
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Marblehead is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,551 people
    • Ipswich
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Ipswich is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipswich
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,091 people
    • Peabody
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Peabody is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,063 people
    • Clifton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Clifton is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
    • Bay View
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Bay View is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
    • Danvers
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Danvers is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,571 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. The following communities are located in Essex 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 like to start with 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 Union Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Massachusetts:
  • Pages specific to Essex 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 #599215  (Union Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #599215 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: Essex
      • Est. Elev: 23 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Marblehead North
      • Location given for Union Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.5806508     Lon: -70.7719911
      • 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 Massachusetts' counties, including Essex, 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 Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.

    When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.

    <6>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.