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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. 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 Old Union Cemetery ...

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>

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

Lat:   34.5698°   (34° 34' 11")

Lon:   -88.1667°   (-88° 10' 0")

The Old Union Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County<2>.

The county seat for Tishomingo County is located in Iuka. Iuka lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north of the Old Union Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Old Union Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Pittsburg Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pittsburg Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pittsburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pittsburg Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
  • Russell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Russell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Russell Cemetery is located in Colbert County (AL)
  • Joel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Joel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Joel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Joel Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
  • Lindsey Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lindsey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lindsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lindsey Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
  • Byram Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Byram Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Byram Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Byram Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
  • Hale Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hale Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
  • Mann Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mann Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mann Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mann Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
  • James Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the James Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The James Cemetery is located in Franklin County (AL)
  • Forest Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Grove Cemetery
    • The Forest Grove Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Grove Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Tishomingo.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #59340 <5>
  • Highland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Highland Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
  • Paradise Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paradise Cemetery
    • The Paradise Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
    • The Paradise Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Paradise UMC Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #61797 <5>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Union Chapel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
    • Belmont Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belmont Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belmont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Belmont Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
    • Epps Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Epps Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Epps Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Epps Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
    • White Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The White Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
    • Lower Pleasant Site Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Pleasant Site Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Site Cemetery
      • The Pleasant Site Cemetery is located in Franklin County (AL)
    • Finley Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Finley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Finley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Finley Cemetery is located in Colbert County (AL)
    • Burns Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burns Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Burns Cemetery is located in Colbert County (AL)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 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.

  • Dennis
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
    • Dennis is located in Tishomingo County
  • Belmont
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Golden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Good Springs ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
    • Good Springs is located in Colbert County (AL)
  • Tishomingo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Site
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pleasant Site. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Site
    • Pleasant Site is located in Franklin County (AL)
  • Bishop
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bishop. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
    • Bishop is located in Colbert County (AL)
  • Red Bay
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bay
    • Red Bay is located in Franklin County (AL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,108 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Bay <6>
  • Paden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paden
    • Paden is located in Tishomingo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
  • Burton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
    • Burton is located in Prentiss County
  • Midway
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Midway is located in Tishomingo County
  • Burntout
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burntout
    • Burntout is located in Franklin County (AL)
    • Burntout has also been known as:
    • Burn Out
    • Burnout
    • Burnt Out
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Denton ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
      • Denton is located in Colbert County (AL)
    • New Site
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
      • New Site is located in Prentiss County
    • Vina
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vina have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vina
      • Vina is located in Franklin County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
    • Slickrock Ford ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Slickrock Ford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
      • Slickrock Ford is located in Franklin County (AL)
    • Oldham
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
      • Oldham is located in Tishomingo County
    • Eastman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eastman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
      • Eastman is located in Itawamba County
    • Iuka
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
      • Iuka is located in Tishomingo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iuka <6>

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 Tishomingo County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Belmont
  • Cherokee
  • Iuka
    • Iuka lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Old Union Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Iuka.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
  • Red Bay

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Old 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 Old Union Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #710802  (Old Union Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #710802 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: Belmont
    • County: Tishomingo         Elev: 193
    • Location given for GNIS #710802 (Old Union Cemetery)

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.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 Mississippi's counties, including Tishomingo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Old Union Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5698, Longitude: -88.1667       In this case, the coordinates for the Old 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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