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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)<1>

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

Lat:   38.7997°   (38° 47' 58")

Lon:   -94.3022°   (-94° 18' 7")

The Union Cemetery is located in Cass County<2>.

The county seat for Cass County is located in Harrisonville. Harrisonville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Union Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Union Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Cass County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Pleasant Hill.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30901 <5>
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Sloan Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sloan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sloan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sloan Cemetery is located in Cass County
  • Raymore Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Raymore Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Raymore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Raymore Cemetery is located in Cass County
  • Harris Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harris Cemetery is located in Cass County
  • Pitts Chapel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pitts Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pitts Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pitts Chapel Cemetery is located in Cass County
  • Lee's Summit Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee's Summit Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee's Summit Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lee's Summit Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Wills Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wills Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wills Cemetery is located in Cass County
  • Brown Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brown Cemetery is located in Cass County
  • Staley Mound Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Staley Mound Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Staley Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Staley Mound Cemetery is located in Cass County
  • Strasburg Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strasburg Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strasburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Strasburg Cemetery is located in Cass County
  • Lone Jack Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Soldiers Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Soldiers Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Soldiers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Soldiers Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Adams Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adams Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Adams Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Peculiar Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peculiar Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peculiar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Peculiar Cemetery is located in Cass County
    • Orient Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orient Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Orient Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Orient Cemetery is located in Cass County
    • Alley Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Alley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Underwood Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Underwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Underwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Underwood Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Gosney Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gosney Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gosney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gosney Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Perdue Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perdue Cemetery
      • The Perdue Cemetery is located in Jackson County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 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.

  • Pleasant Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Baldwin Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwin Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Park
    • Baldwin Park is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
  • Lake Winnebago
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Winnebago have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Winnebago
    • Lake Winnebago is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,370 people
  • Greenwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Greenwood is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,881 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <6>
  • Coleman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
    • Coleman is located in Cass County
  • Cockrell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrell
    • Cockrell is located in Jackson County
  • Strasburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
    • Strasburg is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strasburg <6>
  • Lone Jack
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Raymore
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymore
    • Raymore is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,532 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymore <6>
  • East Lynne
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Lynne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynne
    • East Lynne is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Lynne <6>
  • Lee's Summit
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee's Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee's Summit
    • Lee's Summit is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,467 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee's Summit <6>
  • Lake Lotawana
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Lotawana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lotawana
    • Lake Lotawana is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,131 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Lotawana <6>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Harrelson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrelson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrelson
      • Harrelson is located in Cass County
    • Peculiar
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Harrisonville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
      • Harrisonville is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,086 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisonville <6>
    • Gunn City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gunn City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunn City
      • Gunn City is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
    • Unity Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unity Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Village
      • Unity Village is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
    • Hicks City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hicks City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks City
      • Hicks City is located in Jackson County
    • Riverview Estates
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Estates
      • Riverview Estates is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
      • Riverview Estates has also been known as:
      • Riverview Estates village
    • Belvidere
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belvidere have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
      • Belvidere is located in Jackson County
    • Belton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Kingsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsville
      • Kingsville is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsville <6>
    • Grandview
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
      • Grandview is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,711 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandview <6>
    • Lake Annette
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Annette have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Annette
      • Lake Annette is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
    • Little Blue
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Blue
      • Little Blue is located in Jackson County

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 Cass County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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:

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 #727962  (Union Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #727962 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: Pleasant Hill
    • County: Cass         Elev: 285
    • Location given for GNIS #727962 (Union Cemetery)

The official website for Cass County: www.casscounty.com/

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 Cass, 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- ) 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: 38.7997, Longitude: -94.3022       In this case, the coordinates for the Union 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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