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A visit to the Little Union Churchyard Cemetery ...



Google driving directions from your current location to the Little Union Churchyard Cemetery (Patience, this may take a moment).

The location of the Little Union Churchyard 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 Little Union Churchyard Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   39.8317°   (39° 49' 54")

Lon:   -91.6615°   (-91° 39' 41")

The Little Union Churchyard Cemetery is located in Marion County<2>.

The county seat for Marion County is located in Palmyra. Palmyra lies just to the east southeast of the Little Union Churchyard Cemetery .

Name Variations for Little Union Churchyard Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

We have seen the following variation for Little Union Churchyard Cemetery:

  • Little Union Church Yard Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Little Union Churchyard Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Terrell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Terrell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Terrell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Terrell Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Coleman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coleman Cemetery
    • The Coleman Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • McPike Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McPike Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McPike Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McPike Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Banks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Banks Cemetery
    • The Banks Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Philadelphia Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Philadelphia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Philadelphia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Philadelphia Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Crane Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crane Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Crane Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
    • The Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • The Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bethel Cemetery
  • Sunrise Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunrise Cemetery
    • The Sunrise Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunrise Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Maywood.
  • Calvert Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvert Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Calvert Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Andrew Chapel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Andrew Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Andrew Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Andrew Chapel Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Cobb Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cobb Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cobb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cobb Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Palmyra Greenwood Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palmyra Greenwood Cemetery
      • The Palmyra Greenwood Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Palmyra Greenwood Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Palmyra.
      • The Palmyra Greenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Greenwood Cemetery
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Palmyra.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #223766 <5>
    • Hebron Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebron Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hebron Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
      • 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 Marion County
    • How Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the How Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the How Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The How Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • West Ely Graveyard
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Ely Graveyard
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Ely Graveyard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The West Ely Graveyard is located in Marion County
    • Cobb Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cobb Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cobb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cobb Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Maywood Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maywood Cemetery
      • The Maywood Cemetery is located in Lewis County

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 Little Union Churchyard Cemetery.

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

  • Philadelphia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
    • Philadelphia is located in Marion County
  • Palmyra
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Dodge City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
    • Dodge City is located in Marion County
  • Durham
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
    • Durham is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <6>
  • Maywood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
    • Maywood is located in Lewis County
  • Nelsonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
    • Nelsonville is located in Marion County
  • Emden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emden
    • Emden is located in Shelby County
  • Taylor
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Ewing
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ewing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
    • Ewing is located in Lewis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ewing <6>
  • Monroe City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Rensselaer
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rensselaer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
    • Rensselaer is located in Ralls County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
  • Helton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Helton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
    • Helton is located in Marion County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Argola
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Argola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argola
      • Argola is located in Lewis County
    • Weber
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weber. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber
      • Weber is located in Lewis County
    • Gilead
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gilead. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
      • Gilead is located in Lewis County
    • Kendall
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kendall. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
      • Kendall is located in Shelby County
    • Hunnewell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hunnewell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
      • Hunnewell is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
    • Marblehead
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
      • Marblehead is located in Adams County (IL)
    • Quincy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
      • Quincy is located in Adams County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,589 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quincy <6>
    • Hannibal
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sellers
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sellers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
      • Sellers is located in Lewis County
    • Oakwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
      • Oakwood is located in Marion County
    • La Grange
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Grange have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
      • La Grange is located in Lewis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 892 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Grange <6>
    • Lakenan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakenan
      • Lakenan is located in Shelby County
    • The Landing
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Landing
      • The Landing is located in Ralls County
    • Shepherd
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shepherd. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
      • Shepherd is located in Pike County (IL)

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 Little Union Churchyard Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marion County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Durham
    • Durham lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Little Union Churchyard Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Durham.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
  • Hannibal
    • Hannibal lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Little Union Churchyard Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hannibal.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannibal
  • Hunnewell
  • La Grange
  • Monroe City
  • Palmyra
    • Palmyra lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Little Union Churchyard Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Palmyra.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
  • Philadelphia
  • Quincy
    • Quincy lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Little Union Churchyard Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Quincy.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy

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 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 Little Union Churchyard Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Missouri:
  • Pages specific to Marion 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 Little Union Churchyard Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • 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 Little Union Churchyard Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #732955  (Little Union Churchyard)
      • Note: GNIS record #732955 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: Philadelphia
      • County: Marion         Elev: 202
      • Location given for GNIS #732955 (Little Union Churchyard)

    The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.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 Missouri's counties, including Marion, 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 obstructions 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 Little Union Churchyard Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8317, Longitude: -91.6615       In this case, the coordinates for the Little Union Churchyard Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>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.
    <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.
    <7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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