A visit to the Old 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 Old Union Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Union Cemetery:
33.6118, -89.9620
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Union Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Union Cemetery is located in Carroll County<2>.
The county seat for Carroll County is located in Carrollton. Carrollton lies just to the south southeast of the Old Union Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Union Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Old Union Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Moores Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Longview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Longview Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Cemetery
- New Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- Monday Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Monday Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monday Cemetery
- Emmons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Emmons Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons Cemetery
- Kent Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Kent Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Grays Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Grays Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Moss Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Moss Springs Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Springs Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Lott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Lott Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lott Cemetery
- Mt. Elam Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Elam Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Elam Cemetery
- Browns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Browns Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Cemetery
- Jefferson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Jefferson Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Cemetery
- Bunion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bunion Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunion Cemetery
- Beck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Beck Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beck Cemetery
- Beck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Beck Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beck Cemetery
- Bledsoe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bledsoe Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Union Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Jefferson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jefferson is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Teoc
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Teoc is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teoc
- North Carrollton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- North Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Carrollton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Avalon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Avalon is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Browning
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Browning is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Turkey Foot Fork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Turkey Foot Fork is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Foot Fork
- Elliott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elliott is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Greenwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coila
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Coila is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila
- Duck Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Duck Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,760 people
- Grenada
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Money
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Money is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money
- Eskridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Eskridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskridge
- Winona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Memphis Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Memphis Junction is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis Junction
- Shellmound
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Shellmound is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellmound
- Fort Loring
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Loring is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Loring
- Rosebloom
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Rosebloom is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebloom
- Roebuck
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Roebuck is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roebuck
- Sidon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sidon is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Leverett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Leverett is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
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 Old Union Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Carroll County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carrollton
- Greenwood
- Grenada
- Itta Bena
- Vaiden
- Winona
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Old Union Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Carroll 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 Old Union Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #675269 (Old Union Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #675269 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: Carroll
- Est. Elev: 103 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: North Carrollton
- Location given for Old Union Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.6117858 Lon: -89.962029
- 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 Mississippi's counties, including Carroll, 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 from Point A (ie- Old 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. |