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:
34.9309, -88.8595
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 Tippah County<2>.
The county seat for Tippah County is located in Ripley. Ripley lies 14 miles [22.5 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 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Union Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Camp Ground Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Camp Ground Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ground Cemetery
- Hopkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hopkins Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Christ Temple Apostolic Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Christ Temple Apostolic Church Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Temple Apostolic Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Christ Temple Apostolic Church Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Walnut.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1992335 <5>
- Tiplersville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Providence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Overton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Overton Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton Cemetery
- Harden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Harden Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harden Cemetery
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Tipplersville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Smyrna Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Pleasant UMC Cemetery
- Keith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Keith Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- State Line Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The State Line Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- New Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The New Salem Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem Cemetery
- Enon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Enon Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Cemetery
- Coker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Coker Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Hatchie Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 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:
- Walnut
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tiplersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tiplersville is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiplersville
- Essary Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Essary Springs is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essary Springs
- Falkner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Middleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rogers Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rogers Springs is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Springs
- Kossuth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hightown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hightown is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
- Chewalla
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chewalla is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewalla
- Ripley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Whitten Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whitten Town is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten Town
- Allentown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Allentown is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Saulsbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saulsbury is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Canaan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Canaan is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Ramer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gravestown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gravestown is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravestown
- Jumpertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jumpertown is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Pisgah
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pisgah is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Biggersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Biggersville is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggersville
- Guys
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Guys is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Ashland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lowrey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lowrey is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrey
- Clarysville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Clarysville is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarysville
- Corinth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Blue Mountain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Mountain is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
- Dumas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dumas is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Eastview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eastview is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Falcon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Falcon is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Hornsby
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hornsby is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Grand Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
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 Tippah County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashland
- Blue Mountain
- Corinth
- Falcon
- Middleton
- Ripley
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 Tippah 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 #679039 (Union Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #679039 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: Tippah
- Est. Elev: 158 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Chalybeate
- Location given for Union Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.930924 Lon: -88.8595025
- 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 Tippah, 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 things 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. |
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