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:
33.3801, -90.6287
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 Sunflower County<2>.
The county seat for Sunflower County is located in Indianola. Indianola lies just to the north northwest 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 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Union Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Union Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Holly Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Holly Grove Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- St. Pauls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Pauls is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Pauls is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Indianola.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2527113 <5>
- Indianola Memorial Garden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Riverside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- St. John Missionary Baptist (MB) Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Indianola City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- South Side Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The South Side Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Side Cemetery
- Little Rock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Little Rock Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Lakewood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Lakewood Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Cemetery
- Mt. Airy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Airy Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Airy Cemetery
- Hickory Bluff Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hickory Bluff Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Bluff Cemetery
- Bayou Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Bayou Hill Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Hill Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Moorhead Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Moorhead Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Pilgrim Rest Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Inverness
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Inverness is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Population from the 2020 Census: 852 people
- Indianola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Baird
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Baird is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
- Heathman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Heathman is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathman
- Isola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Isola is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
- Faisonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Faisonia is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faisonia
- Moorhead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Moorhead is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
- New Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Town is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Dunleith
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dunleith is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunleith
- Jaketown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jaketown is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaketown
- Sunflower
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sunflower is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Roundaway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Roundaway is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Helm
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Helm is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm
- Belzoni
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Leland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wilmot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wilmot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Arcola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arcola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Gooden Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Gooden Lake is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooden Lake
- Morgan City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Morgan City is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Choctaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Napanee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Napanee is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napanee
- Stoneville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Stoneville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
- Shaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shaw is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Murphy
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Murphy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Hollandale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Willet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Willet is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willet
- Itta Bena
(19 miles [30.6 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 Sunflower County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Union Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belzoni
- Indianola
- Itta Bena
- Leland
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Sunflower 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 #679073 (Union Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #679073 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: Sunflower
- Est. Elev: 36 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Indianola
- Location given for Union Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.3801196 Lon: -90.6287026
- 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 Sunflower, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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. |