A visit to the Union Valley 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 Valley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Union Valley Cemetery:
43.7361, -91.3807
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Union Valley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Union Valley Cemetery is located in Houston County<2>.
The county seat for Houston County is located in Caledonia. Caledonia lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the Union Valley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Union Valley Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Union Valley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Union Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- West Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The West Family Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Family Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Hargreaves Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Fairbanks Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Christoph Hammer Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Forest Green Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Forest Green Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Green Cemetery
- Mound Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Union Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Ridge Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge Cemetery
- Hackett's Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Frederick Hammer Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Hoffman Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Convent Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Convent Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Convent Cemetery
- St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Immanuel German Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tabor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Tabor Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor Cemetery
- Ruff Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Ruff Family Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruff Family Cemetery
- Vix Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Vix Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vix Cemetery
- German Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The German Lutheran Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the German Lutheran Cemetery is located
- Neumann Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Veterans Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Veterans Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veterans Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Union Valley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Union Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hokah
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brownsville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
- La Crescent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- La Crosse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- La Crosse is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51,163 people
- Caledonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stoddard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stoddard is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
- Houston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Reno
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Reno is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Grand Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Crossing is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Crossing
- North La Crosse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- North La Crosse is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North La Crosse
- French Island
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- French Island is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Island
- Nodine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Nodine is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodine
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Shelby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Shelby is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Onalaska
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Onalaska is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onalaska
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,108 people
- Dakota
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dakota is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dakota
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Genoa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Genoa is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Money Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Money Creek is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money Creek
- Willington Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Willington Grove is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington Grove
- Midway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Brice Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Brice Prairie is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice Prairie
- Yucatan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Yucatan is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan
- Wilmington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmington is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Chaseburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Chaseburg is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Barre Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Barre Mills is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre Mills
- Eitzen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Eitzen is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eitzen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Holmen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Holmen is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,368 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 Valley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Houston County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Union Valley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brownsville
- Caledonia
- Hokah
- Holmen
- Holmen lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Union Valley Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Holmen.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmen
- Houston
- La Crescent
- La Crosse
- Onalaska
- Stoddard
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Valley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Houston 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 Valley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2050396 (Union Valley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2050396 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: Houston
- Est. Elev: 220 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Caledonia
- Location given for Union Valley Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.7360788 Lon: -91.3806936
- 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 Minnesota's counties, including Houston, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Union Valley 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |