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:
31.4049, -88.8162
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 Greene County<2>.
The county seat for Greene County is located in Leakesville. Leakesville lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the southeast 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 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Union Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Frisco Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Frisco Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mulberry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mulberry Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Cemetery
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Cemetery
- James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The James Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Corinth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- Hollis Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Hollis Creek Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Creek Cemetery
- Browns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Browns Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Cemetery
- Sunset Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Sunset Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Brown Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Isaiah Hinton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mutual Rights Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Indian Hill Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hill Cemetery
- Pittman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Pittman Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Nazareth Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Woodard Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Woodard Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodard Cemetery
- McSwain Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The McSwain Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSwain Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 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:
- Mulberry
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mulberry is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Bothwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bothwell is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bothwell
- Richton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Avera
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Avera is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera
- Carson City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Carson City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson City
- Clara
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clara is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
- Ovett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ovett is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovett
- Clark
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clark is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Wingate
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wingate is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
- Beaumont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Beaumont is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people
- Chicora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chicora is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicora
- New Augusta
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Robinsons Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Robinsons Junction is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Junction
- Goodluck
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Goodluck is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodluck
- McLain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- McLain is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- State Line
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- State Line is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- Whistler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Whistler is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
- Hillman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hillman is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
- Waynesboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Yellow Pine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Yellow Pine is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
- Leakesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
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 Greene County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beaumont
- Clara
- Clara lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Union Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clara.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
- Ellisville
- Fruitdale
- Leakesville
- New Augusta
- Petal
- Richton
- Waynesboro
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Union Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Greene 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 #695036 (Union Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #695036 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: Greene
- Est. Elev: 92 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mulberry
- Location given for Union Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.4048945 Lon: -88.8161534
- 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 Greene, 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 drawn 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. |