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:
32.6793, -88.5781
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 Kemper County<2>.
The county seat for Kemper County is located in De Kalb. De Kalb lies just to the northwest 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 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Union Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rush Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Rush Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Bethany Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Cherry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Cherry Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Cemetery
- Pinecrest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Pinecrest Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest Cemetery
- Enondale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Enondale Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enondale Cemetery
- Robbins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Robbins Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Cemetery
- DeKalb Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The DeKalb Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeKalb Cemetery
- Hampton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- Pawticfaw Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Pawticfaw Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawticfaw Cemetery
- Blackwater Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Blackwater Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwater Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Daleville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Daleville Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville Cemetery
- Segars Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Segars Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Segars Cemetery
- Gordon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Gordon Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Cemetery
- McRae Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The McRae Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae Cemetery
- Daleville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Daleville Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove Cemetery
- Clayton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Clayton Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Cemetery
- Barrett Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Barrett Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Narkeeta ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Narkeeta is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narkeeta
- Porterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Porterville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Sucarnoochee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sucarnoochee is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sucarnoochee
- De Kalb
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Daleville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Daleville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Electric Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Electric Mills is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric Mills
- Scooba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lockhart
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lockhart is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
- Sledge ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sledge is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
- Emelle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Emelle is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emelle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Giles
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Giles is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles
- Bailey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Boyd
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Boyd is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Wahalak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Wahalak is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahalak
- Rio
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rio is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Martin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Martin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Marion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Smith
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Smith is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Lynville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lynville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynville
- Spinks ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Spinks is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks
- Collinsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Russell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Russell is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Sumterville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sumterville is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumterville
- Binnsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Binnsville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnsville
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 Kemper County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Kemper 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 #708004 (Union Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #708004 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: Kemper
- Est. Elev: 139 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Oak Grove
- Location given for Union Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.6793016 Lon: -88.5780972
- 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 Kemper, 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |