A visit to the Union Grove 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 Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Union Grove Cemetery:
34.1146, -89.4787
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Union Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Calhoun County<2>.
The county seat for Calhoun County is located in Pittsboro. Pittsboro lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Union Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Union Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Union Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Union Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Turkey Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Turkey Creek Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Creek Cemetery
- Drivers Flat Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Drivers Flat Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drivers Flat Cemetery
- Mt. Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Liberty Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Liberty Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Tabernacle Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle Cemetery
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
- Crocker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Crocker Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocker Cemetery
- Paris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Paris Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Cemetery
- Keel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Keel Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keel Cemetery
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Pilgrim Rest Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
- Humphreys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Humphreys Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphreys Cemetery
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- Jumpers Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Jumpers Chapel Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpers Chapel Cemetery
- The Jumpers Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Humphreys Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2247222 <5>
- Wyatt Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Wyatt Chapel Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Chapel Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Brower Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Brower Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brower Cemetery
- Holt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Holt Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Meggs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Meggs Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meggs Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Reasons Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Reasons Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reasons Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
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 Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Union Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Banner
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Water Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Velma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Velma is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
- Sarepta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sarepta is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarepta
- Delay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Delay is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delay
- Springdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Springdale is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Bruce
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cornish
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cornish is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
- Coffeeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsboro is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Altus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Altus is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Toccopola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Toccopola is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toccopola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Oxford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Big Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Big Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Alesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Alesville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alesville
- Loyd
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Loyd is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
- Lafayette Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lafayette Springs is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Springs
- Calhoun City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Derma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Derma is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 961 people
- Pannell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pannell is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pannell
- Thaxton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
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 Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Calhoun County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Union Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bruce
- Calhoun City
- Coffeeville
- Oxford
- Pittsboro
- Water Valley
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 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 Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Calhoun 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 Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #705981 (Union Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #705981 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: Calhoun
- Est. Elev: 152 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Banner
- Location given for Union Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.1145548 Lon: -89.478691
- 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 Calhoun, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Union Grove 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. |