A visit to the Little Union Churchyard 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 Little Union Churchyard Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Little Union Churchyard Cemetery:
39.8317, -91.6615
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)<1>
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- The Terrell Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Coleman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- McPike Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The McPike Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPike Cemetery
- Banks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Banks Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks Cemetery
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Philadelphia Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia Cemetery
- Crane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Crane Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Cemetery
- Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Cemetery
- Sunrise Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Sunrise Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunrise Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Maywood.
- Calvert Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Calvert Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert Cemetery
- Andrew Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cobb Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Cobb Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Palmyra Greenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Palmyra Greenwood Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra Greenwood Cemetery
- 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)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- 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)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- How Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The How Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for How Cemetery
- West Ely Graveyard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The West Ely Graveyard is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ely Graveyard
- Cobb Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Cobb Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cemetery
- Maywood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Maywood Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood 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 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)
- Philadelphia is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Palmyra
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dodge City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dodge City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
- Durham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Maywood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Maywood is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Nelsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nelsonville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Emden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Emden is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emden
- Taylor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ewing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Monroe City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rensselaer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rensselaer is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Helton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Helton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Argola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Argola is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argola
- Weber
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Weber is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber
- Gilead
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Gilead is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Kendall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kendall is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
- Hunnewell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hunnewell is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Marblehead
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Marblehead is located in Adams County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- Quincy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hannibal
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sellers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sellers is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
- Oakwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- La Grange
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lakenan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lakenan is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakenan
- The Landing
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- The Landing is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Landing
- Shepherd
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Shepherd is located in Pike County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
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
- 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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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:
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: In 2021, GNIS record #732955 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: Marion
- Est. Elev: 202 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Philadelphia
- Location given for Little Union Churchyard:
- Lat: 39.8317105 Lon: -91.6615486
- 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 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Little Union Churchyard 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. |
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