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:
39.6332, -77.2600
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 Carroll County<2>.
The county seat for Carroll County is located in Westminster. Westminster lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east southeast 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 33 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Union Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Elias Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Elias Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elias Cemetery
- Toms Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Toms Creek Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Creek Cemetery
- Monocacy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Monocacy Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monocacy Cemetery
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery has also been known as:
- Haughs Cemetery
- Mt. Zion / Haughs Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81059 <5>
- Middleburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Middleburg Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg Cemetery
- Lynn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lynn Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Grace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Trinity Lutheran Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Taneytown.
- The Trinity Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Trinity Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81702 <5>
- Baptist Road Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Baptist Road Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Road Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Elder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Elder Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Mt. Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Union Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Union Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Piney Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Piney Creek Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Creek Cemetery
- Emmitsburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Emmitsburg Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmitsburg Cemetery
- St. Elias Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Elias Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Elias Cemetery
- Mountain View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
- Old Mt. St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Graceham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Graceham Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceham Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Union Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Bethel Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Bethel Cemetery
- Johnsville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Johnsville Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville Cemetery
- Johnsville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Johnsville Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville Cemetery
- Beaver Dam Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Beaver Dam Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam Cemetery
- German Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pipe Creek Friends Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sunrise Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Sunrise Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Cemetery
- Mountainview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mountainview Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainview Cemetery
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:
- Keysville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Keysville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
- Keymar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bruceville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bruceville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Crabster ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Crabster is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabster
- Rocky Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ladiesburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ladiesburg is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladiesburg
- New Midway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Midway is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Midway
- Fairground Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fairground Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairground Village
- Taneytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Emmitsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Creagerstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Creagerstown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creagerstown
- Union Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bark Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bark Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bark Hill
- Harney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harney is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harney
- Jimtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jimtown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Woodsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Linwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Linwood is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- McKinstrys Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- McKinstrys Mill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinstrys Mill
- Uniontown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Uniontown is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Tyrone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tyrone is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Zora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Zora is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zora
- Thurmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Catoctin Furnace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Catoctin Furnace is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoctin Furnace
- Daysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Daysville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville
- Kingsdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsdale is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Greenmount
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Greenmount is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
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 Carroll County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Emmitsburg
- Taneytown
- Union Bridge
- Uniontown
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Maryland:
- Pages specific to Carroll 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 #587951 (Union Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #587951 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: Carroll
- Est. Elev: 149 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Emmitsburg
- Location given for Union Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.6331548 Lon: -77.2599841
- 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 Maryland's counties, including Carroll, 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 drawn 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |