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. 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:
42.3343, -71.0345
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- 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)
- The Bunker Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Cemetery
- Phipps Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- 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)
- The Somerville Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville Cemetery
- Somerville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Somerville Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Brookline Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Brookline Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Cemetery
- 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)
- The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Burial Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Burial Hill Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burial Hill Cemetery
- Old Burying Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Burying Ground is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Burying Ground
- 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 33 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)
- Savin Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Savin Hill is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savin Hill
- 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)
- Bay Village is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- Roxbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ashmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Neponset
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Neponset is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neponset
- 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)
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Cambridgeport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cambridgeport is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridgeport
- Jamaica Plain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mattapan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- 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)
- Allston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allston
- Brookline
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brookline Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brookline Village is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Village
- 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)
- Milton Village is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Village
- East Milton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- 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 begin 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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Suffolk 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #2492905
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 '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- 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.
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