A visit to the Union Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Union Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Union Cemetery (FG ID #2492905)
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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
Lat: 42.3343° (42° 20' 3")
Lon: -71.0345° (-71° 2' 4")
The Union Cemetery is located in Suffolk County<2>.
The county seat for Suffolk County is located in Boston. Boston lies just to the north northwest of the Union Cemetery .
Establishment of the Union Cemetery ...
The Union Cemetery was established in 1841.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 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.
- Copp's Hill Burying Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Chapel Burying Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kings Chapel Burying Ground
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kings Chapel Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Kings Chapel Burying Ground is located in Suffolk County
- Granary Burying Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Central Burying Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bunker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bunker Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bunker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bunker Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
- Phipps Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phipps Street Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phipps Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Phipps Street Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Winthrop Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Garden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Somerville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Somerville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Somerville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Somerville Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Somerville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Somerville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Somerville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Somerville Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Brookline Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brookline Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brookline Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Brookline Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Forest Hills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hebrew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebrew Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebrew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Burial Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burial Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burial Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Burial Hill Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Old Burying Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Burying Ground
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Old Burying Ground is located in Middlesex County
- Cambridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Milton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hancock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Wollaston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- South Boston
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dorchester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Boston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Boston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bay Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- Bay Village is located in Suffolk County
- Roxbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ashmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ashmont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmont
- Ashmont is located in Suffolk County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ashmont
- From the Union Cemetery to Ashmont
- Charlestown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Point Shirley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Winthrop
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jamaica Plain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mattapan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Montclair
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wollaston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Norfolk Downs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chelsea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Somerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Allston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allston have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allston
- Allston is located in Suffolk County
- Brookline Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookline Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Village
- Brookline Village is located in Norfolk County
- Brookline
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Everett
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Roslindale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mattapan Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Milton Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Village
- Milton Village is located in Norfolk County
- West Quincy
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Quincy
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wellington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Revere
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cambridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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 Suffolk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Boston
- Brookline
- Cambridge
- Chelsea
- Everett
- Quincy
- Revere
- Roxbury
- Somerville
- Wellington
- Winthrop
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Suffolk County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
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:
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Suffolk, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Union Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3343, Longitude: -71.0345 |
<4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<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.
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<6> | 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. |
<7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |