A visit to the 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 Union Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Union Cemetery:
32.1718, -88.6825
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Union Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Union Cemetery is located in Clarke County<2>.
The county seat for Clarke County is located in Quitman. Quitman lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southwest 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 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Union Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Devoe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Devoe Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devoe Cemetery
- Chancellor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Chancellor Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Alday Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Alday Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alday Cemetery
- Zion Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Zion Chapel Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Zion Chapel Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Stonewall.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #63788 <5>
- Little Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Little Zion Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Zion Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- McRae Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The McRae Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae Cemetery
- East Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The East Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cemetery
- Stonewall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Stonewall Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Stonewall Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Stonewall.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #63049 <5>
- Archusa Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Crossroads Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Kramer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Kramer Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kramer Cemetery
- Hays Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Hays Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Cemetery
- Mt. Horeb Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Horeb Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Horeb Cemetery
- Stinson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Stinson Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson Cemetery
- Enterprise Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Enterprise Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Union Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Stonewall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stonewall is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
- Enterprise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Quitman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Increase
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Increase is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Increase
- Increase has also been known as:
- Causeyville
- Vimville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vimville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vimville
- De Soto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- De Soto is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- Lost Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lost Gap is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Gap
- Meridian
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Orange
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Orange is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Pachuta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pachuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pachuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Whynot
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Whynot is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whynot
- Junction City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Junction City is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Fellowship ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Fellowship is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
- Former name for Fellowship:
- Masengale
- Fellowship has also been known as:
- Old Fellowship
- Russell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Russell is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Gin ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin
- Nellieburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Nellieburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellieburg
- Marion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Barnett
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Barnett is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Chunky
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Hookston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hookston is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookston
- Pushmataha
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pushmataha is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pushmataha
- Suqualena
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Suqualena is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suqualena
- Bailey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bailey is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
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 Clarke County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Enterprise
- Marion
- Meridian
- Quitman
- Shubuta
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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Clarke 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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #709482 (Union Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #709482 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: Clarke
- Est. Elev: 124 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sable
- Location given for Union Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.1718135 Lon: -88.6825433
- 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 Clarke, 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- 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> | 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. |