A visit to the Union Grove 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 Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Union Grove Cemetery:
37.6603, -93.4724
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Union Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.
The county seat for Polk County is located in Bolivar. Bolivar lies just to the southeast of the Union Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Union Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Union Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Union Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pickel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Pickel Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickel Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Bolivar City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bolivar City Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bolivar City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Bolivar.
- The Bolivar City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bolivar Cemetery
- City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2146493 <5>
- Richardson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Dunnegan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Dunnegan Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnegan Cemetery
- Bushy Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bushy Creek Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushy Creek Cemetery
- Spencer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Spencer Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Dunaway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Dunaway Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Dunaway Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunaway Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dunaway Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Bolivar.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #28482 <5>
- Akard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Akard Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akard Cemetery
- Wollard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Wollard Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wollard Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Cave Spring Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Cave Spring Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring Cemetery
- Mt. Gilread Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Gilread Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilread Cemetery
- The Mt. Gilread Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Gilread Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #466468 <5>
- Rondo Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Rondo Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rondo Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Rondo.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1982303 <5>
- Trimble Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Hensley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Hensley Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley Cemetery
- Goff Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Goff Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goff Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Hubbard Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Hubbard Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard 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 Union Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Union Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bolivar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fair Play
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dunnegan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dunnegan is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnegan
- Rondo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rondo is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
- Aldrich
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Aldrich is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldrich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Wishart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wishart is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishart
- Polk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Polk is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Humansville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Flemington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Flemington is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Eudora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Eudora is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
- Morrisville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Halfway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Halfway is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Goodson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Goodson is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodson
- Bona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bona is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bona
- Sentinel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sentinel is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel
- Former name for Sentinel:
- Sentinel Prairie
- Elkton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Elkton is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Graydon Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Graydon Springs is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graydon Springs
- Brighton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dadeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Weaubleau
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hope
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Collins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Galmey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Galmey is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galmey
- Stockton
(17 miles [27.4 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 Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Polk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Union Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bolivar
- Fair Play
- Humansville
- Morrisville
- Stockton
- Walnut Grove
- Weaubleau
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 Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Polk 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 Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #728008 (Union Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #728008 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: Polk
- Est. Elev: 359 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cliquot
- Location given for Union Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.6603164 Lon: -93.4724216
- 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 Polk, 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- Union Grove 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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