A visit to the Union Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Union Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Union Cemetery (FG ID #32037).
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:
39.0755, -94.5812
The Union Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Independence. Independence lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east 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 28 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Union Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Huron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Huron Cemetery is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Cemetery
- Huron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Huron Cemetery is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Cemetery
- Shawnee Methodist Mission Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Loose Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Loose Memorial Park is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loose Memorial Park
- Elmwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tensquatawa Burial Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sheffield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Mt. Catholic Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Westlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Forest Hill & Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rice Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cole Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pitcher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Pitcher Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitcher Cemetery
- Blue Ridge Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Highland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Blue Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Blue Ridge Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge Cemetery
- Jewish Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Jewish Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewish Cemetery
- Lincoln Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Washington Forever Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Union Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kansas City
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Westwood Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Westwood Hills is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Westwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Westwood is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,642 people
- Mission Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mission Woods is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Roeland Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mission Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mission Hills is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,533 people
- Leeds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- North Kansas City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kansas City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Argentine
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mission
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mission is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,873 people
- Former name for Mission:
- Mission Hill Acres
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mission <5>
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Countryside
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Countryside is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Avondale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Avondale is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
- Merriam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Quindaro ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Turner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Leawood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Indian Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Indian Village is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Riverside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Maywood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sugar Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Randolph
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Kansas City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Kansas City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kansas City
- Woodhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Northmoor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Northmoor is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northmoor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Argentine
- Kansas City
- Kansas City
- Merriam
- North Kansas City
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 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 Jackson 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #32037
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #727963 (Union Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #727963 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 288 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kansas City
- Location given for Union Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.0752826 Lon: -94.5813447
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Jackson, 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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |