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:
39.5209, -76.1425
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 Harford County<2>.
The county seat for Harford County is located in Bel Air. Bel Air lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west 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 23 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.
- Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Grove Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Cemetery
- Wesleyan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Wesleyan Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesleyan Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Harford Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Baker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Angel Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Angel Hill Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Angel Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Havre de Grace.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80706 <5>
- Mt. Erin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Spesutie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Spesutie Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spesutie Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Rock Run Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Rock Run Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run Cemetery
- Green Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Chapel Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Chapel Cemetery
- Cranberry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cranberry Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Cemetery
- St. Marks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marks Cemetery
- Stump Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Stump Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
- Churchville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Churchville Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Asbury Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Asbury Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Perryville.
- The Asbury Cemetery has also been known as:
- Asbury UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80720 <5>
- Cokesbury Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Cokesbury Cemetery is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Aberdeen
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bayside Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bayside Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside Village
- Aberdeen Proving Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Havre de Grace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Webster Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Webster Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Village
- Perryman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Perryman is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryman
- Garland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Garland is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Perry Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Perry Point is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Point
- Perryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Frenchtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Frenchtown is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Level
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Level is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level
- Hopewell Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Village
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Riverside Village of Church Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lapidum
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lapidum is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapidum
- Harford Furnace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Harford Furnace is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harford Furnace
- Riverside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Belcamp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Michaelsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Michaelsville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Principio Furnace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Principio Furnace is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Principio Furnace
- Port Deposit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rock Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rock Run is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Churchville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Creswell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Creswell is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Glenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glenville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Stafford ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stafford is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
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 Harford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aberdeen Proving Ground
- Aberdeen
- Havre de Grace
- Port Deposit
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 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 Maryland:
- Pages specific to Harford 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 #1698532 (Union Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1698532 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: Harford
- Est. Elev: 20 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Aberdeen
- Location given for Union Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.5209449 Lon: -76.1424523
- 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 Harford, 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' (or point-to-point) 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. |
| <6> | The Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MIHP (for the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties). More information about the MHT and MIHP can be found on their website: mht.maryland.gov. |
| <7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |