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:
33.4462, -90.7895
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 Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Greenville. Greenville lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west 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 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Union Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Helm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Helm Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm Cemetery
- Heads Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Heads Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heads Cemetery
- Charity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Charity Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Hinds Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hinds Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hinds Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Leland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #59901 <5>
- Evening Star Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Evening Star Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evening Star Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Hopkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hopkins Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Cemetery
- Lakewood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lakewood Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Jake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Jake Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake Cemetery
- Jake Cemetery #2
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Jake Cemetery #2 is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake Cemetery #2
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- St. John Missionary Baptist (MB) Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stoneville - Leland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kindling Altar Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Riverside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Indianola City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lamont Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Lamont Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont Cemetery
- Morning Star Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Morning Star Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star Cemetery
- Hickory Bluff Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Hickory Bluff Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Bluff Cemetery
- Indianola Memorial Garden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Little Rock Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Little Rock Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- Dunleith
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dunleith is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunleith
- Heathman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Heathman is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathman
- Helm
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Helm is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm
- Leland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Napanee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Napanee is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napanee
- Stoneville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Stoneville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
- Choctaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Indianola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Faisonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Faisonia is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faisonia
- Shaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Shaw is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Wilmot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- New Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- New Town is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Baird
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Baird is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
- Metcalfe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Metcalfe is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalfe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Arcola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Arcola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Inverness
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Inverness is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Population from the 2020 Census: 852 people
- Greenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Roundaway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Roundaway is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway
- Longshot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Longshot is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longshot
- Moorhead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Moorhead is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
- Sunflower
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sunflower is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Grapeland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grapeland is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeland
- Isola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Isola is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
- Lamont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lamont is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
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 Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Greenville
- Indianola
- Leland
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Washington 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 #679036 (Union Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #679036 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 34 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Holly Ridge
- Location given for Union Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.446228 Lon: -90.7895406
- 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 Washington, 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. |