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:
34.0787, -88.5167
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 Monroe County<2>.
The county seat for Monroe County is located in Aberdeen. Aberdeen lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the south 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 25 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.
- Liberty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- The Liberty Cemetery has also been known as:
- Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #60454 <5>
- Conwill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Conwill Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conwill Cemetery
- Goodwin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Goodwin Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin Cemetery
- Atkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Atkins Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins Cemetery
- Conwill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Conwill Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conwill Cemetery
- Wiygul Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wiygul Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiygul Cemetery
- Orr - Patterson Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Providence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Elliott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Elliott Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Cemetery
- Shumpert Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Shumpert Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumpert Cemetery
- Grey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Grey Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Cemetery
- Nettleton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Nettleton Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleton Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pisgah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Palestine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Palestine Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine Cemetery
- Haughton Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dunlap Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Dunlap Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap Cemetery
- Bean Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Bean Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bean Cemetery
- Pettigrew - Ivy Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairfield Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Cemetery
- Mound Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Mound Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Cemetery
- Smithville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Smithville Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville Cemetery
- New Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The New Chapel Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chapel Cemetery
- Bourland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Bourland Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourland Cemetery
- Whiteside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Whiteside Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 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:
- Carolina
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Carolina is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Amory
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Nettleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cotton Gin Port ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cotton Gin Port is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Gin Port
- Ales ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ales is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ales
- Smithville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wren
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wren is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Richmond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Richmond is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Hatley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hatley is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- New Wren
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Wren is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wren
- Floyton ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Floyton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyton
- Abney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Abney is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abney
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Greenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Greenwood is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Acker ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Acker is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acker
- Ballardsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ballardsville is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballardsville
- Shannon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Plantersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mooreville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mooreville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
- Verona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Okolona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fulton
(14 miles [22.5 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 Monroe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Union Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Amory
- Amory lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Union Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Amory.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amory
- Cotton Gin Port - Historic
- Fulton
- Okolona
- Tupelo
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 Monroe 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 #679075 (Union Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #679075 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: Monroe
- Est. Elev: 108 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Nettleton
- Location given for Union Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.07872 Lon: -88.5167123
- 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 Monroe, 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 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. |
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