A visit to the Union Hill 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 Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Union Hill Cemetery:
34.3309, -88.5714
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Union Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Lee County<2>.
The county seat for Lee County is located in Tupelo. Tupelo lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Union Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Union Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Union Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Union Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Spring Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- New Spring Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Buncum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Buncum Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buncum Cemetery
- Baldwin Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Roads Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Cross Roads Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads Cemetery
- Sandlin Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Fellowship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Fellowship Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship Cemetery
- Auburn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Auburn Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Cemetery
- Boguefala Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Boguefala Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boguefala Cemetery
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- Duvall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Duvall Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall Cemetery
- Mantachie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mantachie Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantachie Cemetery
- Unity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Unity Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Cemetery
- Red Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Red Hill Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Cemetery
- Peterson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Peterson Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Gilvo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gilvo Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilvo Cemetery
- Gregory Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Gregory Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Cemetery
- Pound Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Files Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Files Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Files Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Warren Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Warren Chapel Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Warren Chapel Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Mantachie.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #63489 <5>
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Union Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Union Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mooreville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mooreville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
- Mantachie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ballardsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ballardsville is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballardsville
- Indian Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Indian Hills is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Saltillo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Tupelo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Plantersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Richmond is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Abney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Abney is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abney
- Guntown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kirkville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kirkville is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Fulton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Verona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Baldwyn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Marietta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marietta is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Birmingham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Birmingham is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Bissell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bissell is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bissell
- Boggan Bend
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Boggan Bend is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggan Bend
- Clay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Clay is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Corrona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Corrona is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrona
- Jug Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jug Fork is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jug Fork
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 Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Union Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Lee 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 Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #706818 (Union Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #706818 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: Lee
- Est. Elev: 141 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mooreville
- Location given for Union Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.3309375 Lon: -88.5714392
- 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 Lee, 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 Hill 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. |