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:
34.4684, -89.8262
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 Panola County<2>.
The county seat for Panola County is located in Batesville. Batesville lies 12 miles [19.3 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 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Union Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fredonia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Fredonia Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fredonia Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northeast of Sardis.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #59382 <5>
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Pleasant Green Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wesley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Wesley Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Simon Chapel #1 Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Little Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Little Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cemetery
- Simon Chapel #2 Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Belmont Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Belmont Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Cemetery
- Emery Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Emery Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- St. Maria Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The St. Maria Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Maria Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Cistern Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cistern Hill Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cistern Hill Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Cold Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Cold Springs Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs Cemetery
- Glenville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Glenville Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville Cemetery
- Gravel Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Como Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Como Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Langstons Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Langstons Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langstons Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Union Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sardis
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Como
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Terza
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Terza is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terza
- Looxahoma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Looxahoma is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looxahoma
- Tyro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tyro is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- New Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Harmontown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harmontown is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmontown
- Batesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Aiken
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Aiken is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
- Senatobia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alesville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alesville
- Wyatte
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wyatte is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatte
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Poagville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Poagville is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poagville
- Ballentine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ballentine is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballentine
- Laws Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Laws Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws Hill
- Chulahoma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chulahoma is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulahoma
- Antioch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Antioch is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Courtland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Courtland is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Coldwater
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Longtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Longtown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Chapeltown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Chapeltown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapeltown
- Pope
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pope is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Oxford
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Abbeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Taylor
(19 miles [30.6 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 Panola County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Batesville
- Oxford
- Sardis
- Senatobia
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 websites either 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 Panola 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 #679038 (Union Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #679038 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: Panola
- Est. Elev: 127 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sardis Dam
- Location given for Union Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.4684389 Lon: -89.8261994
- 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 Panola, 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' (or 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. |