A visit to the Union Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Union Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Union Cemetery (FG ID #48968).
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:
35.3158, -81.9924
The Union Cemetery is located in Rutherford County<2>.
The county seat for Rutherford County is located in Rutherfordton. Rutherfordton lies just to the north northeast 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 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Union Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Taylor Plantation Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grays Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kistlers Chapel UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Miller - Twitty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Poors Ford Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Spindale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rutherfordton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Francis Episcopal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Green Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Sulphur Springs Holiness Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tanners Grove United Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Whiteside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson Family Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sulphur Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Paul AME Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wells Springs UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gold Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Union Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Shiloh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Shiloh is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Bakersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Spindale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rutherfordton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ruth
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ruth is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Holly Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Springs is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Green Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alexander Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Alexander Mills is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Mills
- Forest City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Harris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Mush
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Concord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bostic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mill Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Brooklyn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cuba ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cuba is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Henrietta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Caroleen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Washburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Columbus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fingerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Pisgah ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Union Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Chesnee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cliffside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cliffside is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
- Ellenboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sunshine
(13 miles [20.9 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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rutherford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chesnee
- Columbus
- Forest City
- Rutherfordton
- Spindale
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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Rutherford 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #48968
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1008522 (Union Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1008522 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: Rutherford
- Est. Elev: 261 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rutherfordton South
- Location given for Union Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.3159521 Lon: -81.9920517
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Rutherford, 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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |