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:
39.5919, -94.8616
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 Buchanan County<2>.
The county seat for Buchanan County is located in Saint Joseph. Saint Joseph lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north 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 25 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.
- Antioch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- West Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The West Lawn Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lawn Cemetery
- Willis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Willis Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Faucett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Faucett Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faucett Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Camp Ground Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Camp Ground Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ground Cemetery
- The Camp Ground Cemetery has also been known as:
- Moore Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2223628 <5>
- Campground Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Campground Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campground Cemetery
- Judy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Judy Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judy Cemetery
- Richardson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Old Sparta Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Sparta Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sparta Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sparta Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Sparta Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Collier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Collier Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collier Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Yates Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Yates Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Kerlin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Kerlin Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerlin Cemetery
- New Market Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The New Market Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market Cemetery
- Hackett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hackett Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackett Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Brinton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Brinton Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinton Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Union Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Faucett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- De Kalb
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- De Kalb is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Willow Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Brook is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
- Dearborn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Agency
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Matney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Rushville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sugar Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Lake is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Lake
- Lewis and Clark Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lewis and Clark Village is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis and Clark Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Iatan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Iatan is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iatan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Woodruff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Woodruff is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
- Saxton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saxton is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Camden Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Palermo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Palermo is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Saint Joseph
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Elwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Elwood is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,176 people
- Oak Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Mills is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mills
- Wathena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Doniphan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Doniphan is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doniphan
- Petersburgh ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Petersburgh is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburgh
- Port Williams
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Port Williams is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Williams
- Port Williams has also been known as:
- Williamsport
- Weston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Edgerton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kickapoo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kickapoo is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kickapoo
- West Platte
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- West Platte is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Platte
- Gower
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Easton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Easton is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Atchison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Buchanan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Atchison
- Camden Point
- De Kalb
- Dearborn
- Doniphan
- Easton
- Edgerton
- Elwood
- Gower
- Palermo
- Saint Joseph
- Wathena
- Weston
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Union Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Buchanan 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 #727968 (Union Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #727968 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: Buchanan
- Est. Elev: 341 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dearborn
- Location given for Union Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.59194 Lon: -94.8616302
- 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 Buchanan, 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 drawn 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. |
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