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A visit to the Union Cemetery ...


The location of the Union Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Union Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Union Cemetery

Lat:   44.7686°   (44° 46' 6")

Lon:   -95.5345°   (-95° 32' 4")

The Union Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County<2>.

The county seat for Yellow Medicine County is located in Granite Falls. Granite Falls lies just to the north northwest of the Union Cemetery .

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 helpful 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 Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Yellow Medicine County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Union Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Union Cemetery.

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

    • Granite Falls
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Hanley Falls
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Falls
      • Hanley Falls is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
    • Wood Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Lake
      • Wood Lake is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
    • Sacred Heart
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Maynard
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maynard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
      • Maynard is located in Chippewa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maynard <4>
    • Hazel Run
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazel Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Run
      • Hazel Run is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
    • Echo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
      • Echo is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Echo <4>
    • Cottonwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
      • Cottonwood is located in Lyon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,223 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottonwood <4>
    • Clarkfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarkfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkfield
      • Clarkfield is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 775 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkfield <4>
    • Belview
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belview
      • Belview is located in Redwood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
    • Renville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Clara City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clara City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara City
      • Clara City is located in Chippewa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,273 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clara City <4>
    • Continue List   (5 more) ...
      • Montevideo
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Boyd
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyd have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
        • Boyd is located in Lac qui Parle County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyd <4>
      • Vesta
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vesta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta
        • Vesta is located in Redwood County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
      • Delhi
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
        • Delhi is located in Redwood County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
      • Prinsburg
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prinsburg
        • Prinsburg is located in Kandiyohi County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Yellow Medicine County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Union Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Union Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Hillcrest Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
    • St. Andrews Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Andrews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Andrews Cemetery
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Granite Falls City Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Granite Falls City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Granite Falls City Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Granite Falls City Cemetery
    • First Twp. Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the First Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The First Twp. Cemetery is located in Renville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the First Twp. Cemetery
    • Dueland Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dueland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dueland Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dueland Cemetery
    • Stony Run Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • East Yellow Medicine Lutheran Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The East Yellow Medicine Lutheran Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the East Yellow Medicine Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Hanley Falls.
      • The East Yellow Medicine Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
      • East Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Yellow Medicine Lutheran Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82182 <6>
    • Lutheran Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
    • Hawk Creek Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hawk Creek Lutheran Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hawk Creek Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Renville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hawk Creek Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • Swensson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swensson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Swensson Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swensson Cemetery
    • Methodist Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Methodist Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Methodist Cemetery
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Rock Valle Lutheran Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Vestre Sogn Lutheran Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vestre Sogn Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Vestre Sogn Lutheran Cemetery is located in Renville County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vestre Sogn Lutheran Cemetery
      • West Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • The West Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the West Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Hanley Falls.
        • The West Cemetery has also been known as:
        • West Yellow Medicine Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
        • West Yellow Medicine Lutheran Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83799 <6>
      • Hillside Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
      • Trinity Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Renville County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
      • First English Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the First English Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The First English Cemetery is located in Renville County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the First English Cemetery
      • Our Saviors Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Our Saviors Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Our Saviors Cemetery is located in Renville County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Our Saviors Cemetery
      • Saron Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Saron Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saron Cemetery
      • Ebenezer Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Renville County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
      • Wang Lutheran Church Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wang Lutheran Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wang Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Renville County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wang Lutheran Church Cemetery

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

    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 #653493  (Union Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #653493 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Granite Falls
      • County: Yellow Medicine         Elev: 312
      • Location given for GNIS #653493 (Union Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/

    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 Minnesota's counties, including Yellow Medicine, 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- ) 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: 44.7686, Longitude: -95.5345       In this case, the coordinates for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <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.




 

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