A visit to the Union Hill 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 Hill Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Union Hill Cemetery (FG ID #48973).
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:
35.4485, -83.3497
The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Sylva. Sylva lies just to the southeast 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 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Union Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Union Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Birdtown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Birdtown Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdtown Cemetery
- McHan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The McHan Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHan Cemetery
- Sherrill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Sherrill Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill Cemetery
- Owl Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Owl Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Cemetery
- Thomas Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Thomas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sutton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Sutton Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Worley Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ward Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Reagan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Old Campground Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hyatt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Olivet UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sneed Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Galbraith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Galbraith Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Bumgarner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hensley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gunter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sherrill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tolley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lambert Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lambert Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert Cemetery
- Copper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Copper Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Whittier
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cherokee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Paint Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Paint Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Town
- Oconaluftee Indian Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bryson City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Unahala
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dillsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sylva
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greens Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Webster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Webster is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Leatherman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Gay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Addie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Forney ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Judson ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Almond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cullowhee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ruby City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ruby City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby City
- Bushnell ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Balsam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wesser
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tellico
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Laport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maggie Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
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 Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Union Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bryson City
- Cherokee
- Sylva
- Webster
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 Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #48973
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1016322 (Union Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1016322 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 666 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Whittier
- Location given for Union Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.4484313 Lon: -83.3501537
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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 Jackson, 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 drawn 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |