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A visit to the Third 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 Third Union Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Third 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 Third Union Cemetery

Lat:   33.7290°   (33° 43' 44")

Lon:   -88.7017°   (-88° 42' 6")

The Third Union Cemetery is located in Monroe County<2>.

The county seat for Monroe County is located in Aberdeen. Aberdeen lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northeast of the Third Union Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Third Union Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Le Noir Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Le Noir Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Le Noir Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Le Noir Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Paine Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paine Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paine Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Paine Chapel Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Mountain Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mountain Union Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Coleman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coleman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coleman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Coleman Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Cantrell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cantrell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cantrell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cantrell Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • Abbott Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abbott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Abbott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Abbott Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • West Pt. Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Pt. Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Pt. Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The West Pt. Memorial Gardens is located in Clay County
  • Patterson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patterson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patterson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Patterson Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
  • Palo Alto Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palo Alto Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palo Alto Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Palo Alto Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • Chandler Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chandler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chandler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chandler Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • Strong Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strong Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strong Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Strong Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • Strong Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strong Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strong Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Strong Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Reedy Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reedy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reedy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Reedy Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Pleasant Plain Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Plain Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Plain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Plain Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
    • St. Robertson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Robertson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Robertson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Robertson Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Shaffer Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shaffer Cemetery
      • The Shaffer Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Shaffer Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of West Point.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #62707 <5>
    • Siloam Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Siloam Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Siloam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Siloam Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • McPherson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McPherson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McPherson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McPherson Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Westbrook Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westbrook Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westbrook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Westbrook Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Hampton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hampton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hampton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hampton Cemetery is located in Clay County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Third Union Cemetery.

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

  • Muldon
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldon
    • Muldon is located in Monroe County
  • Abbott
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
    • Abbott is located in Clay County
  • Siloam
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Siloam. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
    • Siloam is located in Clay County
  • Gibson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
    • Gibson is located in Monroe County
  • Una
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Una
    • Una is located in Clay County
  • West Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Griffith
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
    • Griffith is located in Clay County
  • Mhoons Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mhoons Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoons Valley
    • Mhoons Valley is located in Clay County
  • Vinton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
    • Vinton is located in Clay County
  • Aberdeen
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Egypt
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
    • Egypt is located in Chickasaw County
  • Egypt
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
    • Egypt is located in Holmes County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Cedar Bluff
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
      • Cedar Bluff is located in Clay County
    • Beasley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
      • Beasley is located in Clay County
    • Montpelier
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Montpelier. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
      • Montpelier is located in Clay County
    • Waverly
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Waverly. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
      • Waverly is located in Clay County
    • Hamilton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Sycamore ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
      • Sycamore is located in Chickasaw 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 Third Union Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monroe County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Third 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 Third Union Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #709398  (Third Union Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #709398 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: Muldon
    • County: Monroe         Elev: 80
    • Location given for GNIS #709398 (Third Union Cemetery)

The official website for Monroe County: www.monroecountyms.org

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 Monroe, 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 things 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 Third Union Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7290, Longitude: -88.7017       In this case, the coordinates for the Third 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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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