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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 #1992163)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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

Lat:   41.1425°   (41° 8' 32")

Lon:   -97.4314°   (-97° 25' 53")

The Union Cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.

The county seat for Polk County is located in Osceola. Osceola lies just to the west northwest of the Union Cemetery .

Establishment of the Union Cemetery ...

The Union Cemetery was established in 1870.

Name Variations for Union Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Union Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Thelen Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Nebraska:
  • Pages specific to Polk County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Union Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 21 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.

    • Shelby
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Surprise
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
      • Surprise is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
    • Osceola
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Stromsburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Gresham
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Rising City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Millerton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
      • Millerton is located in Butler County
    • Thayer
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
      • Thayer is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
    • Ulysses
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Swedehome
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedehome
      • Swedehome is located in Polk County
    • Benedict
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Garrison
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
      • Garrison is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Bellwood
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
        • Bellwood is located in Butler County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellwood <4>
      • Duncan
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duncan have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
        • Duncan is located in Platte County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncan <4>
      • Waco
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Utica
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Staplehurst
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • David City
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Silver Creek
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Polk
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Arborville
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arborville
        • Arborville is located in York County

    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 Polk County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Union Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Union Cemetery.<6>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Graceland Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Blue Ridge Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Blue Ridge Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Blue Ridge Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the east of Surprise.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Ridge Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100403 <1>
    • Faith Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery West
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Faith Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery West is located in Butler County
      • The Faith Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery West has also been known as:
      • Faith Cemetery West
      • St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Faith Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery West
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2139811 <1>
    • Hoffer Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Hoffer Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hoffer Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the west of Stromsburg.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoffer Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100778 <1>
    • Wesley Chapel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Osceola Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Stromsburg Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • St. Peter's Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Surprise Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Rising Sun Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Circle Mound Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Cedar Lawn Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran- Orton
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Bethel Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Dry Creek Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dry Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Dry Creek Cemetery is located in York County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dry Creek Cemetery
      • Palo Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Dewitt Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dewitt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Dewitt Cemetery is located in York County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dewitt Cemetery
      • St. Marys Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Butler County
        • The St. Marys Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Immaculate Conception Catholic Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101349 <1>
      • Karpisek Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Karpisek Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Karpisek Cemetery is located in Butler County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Karpisek Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100849 <1>
      • Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1881482  (Thelen Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1881482 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Shelby
      • County: Polk         Elev: 490
      • Location given for GNIS #1881482 (Thelen Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #1992163

    The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/

    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 Nebraska's counties, including Polk, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Union Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1425, Longitude: -97.4314    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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