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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 #101562)

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:   40.4012°   (40° 24' 4")

Lon:   -97.2355°   (-97° 14' 7")

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

The county seat for Saline County is located in Wilber. Wilber lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Union Cemetery .

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 Nebraska:
  • Pages specific to Saline 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 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Union Cemetery.

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

    • Western
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Tobias
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Daykin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daykin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daykin
      • Daykin is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daykin <4>
    • Swanton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Milligan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Ohiowa
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Powell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
      • Powell is located in Jefferson County
    • Alexandria
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Plymouth
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
      • Plymouth is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <4>
    • Wilber
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jansen
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jansen have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jansen
      • Jansen is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jansen <4>
    • De Witt
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Bruning
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Fairbury
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Friend
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Dorchester
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Strang
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strang have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strang
        • Strang is located in Fillmore County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strang <4>
      • Belvidere
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Gilead
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilead have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
        • Gilead is located in Thayer County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilead <4>
      • Harbine
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbine
        • Harbine is located in Jefferson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
      • Clatonia
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Exeter
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exeter have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
        • Exeter is located in Fillmore County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exeter <4>
      • Geneva
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Crete
        (21 miles [33.8 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 Saline 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 26 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.

    • Plainview Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Tobias Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • South Fork Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Atlanta Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Eureka Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eureka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Eureka Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eureka Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Waymire Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • North Fork Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The North Fork Cemetery is located in Saline County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the North Fork Cemetery is located between<7> the communities of Milligan and Wilber.  The cemetery lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east of Milligan.
      • The North Fork Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Narodni Hrbitov Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Fork Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101050 <1>
    • Swan Valley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Bohemian National Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Applegate Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • St. Johns Lutheran Church North Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • The St. Johns Lutheran Church North Cemetery is located in Fillmore County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Johns Lutheran Church North Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Ohiowa.
        • The St. Johns Lutheran Church North Cemetery has also been known as:
        • North Lutheran Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Lutheran Church North Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101051 <1>
      • St. Johns Lutheran Church Cemetery South
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Bower Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bower Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bower Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bower Cemetery
      • Plummers Branch Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Monroe Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • The Monroe Cemetery is located in Saline County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Monroe Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northeast of Dorchester.
        • The Monroe Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Ellison Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monroe Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100984 <1>
      • Bohemian Brethren Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • North Lutheran Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The North Lutheran Cemetery is located in Fillmore County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Lutheran Cemetery
      • Ohiowa Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Franklin Union Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Antioch Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Antioch Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Thayer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
      • Powell Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Powell Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powell Cemetery
      • Megli Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Megli Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Megli Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Megli Cemetery

    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 #834262  (Union Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #834262 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: Western
      • County: Saline         Elev: 470
      • Location given for GNIS #834262 (Union Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #101562

    The official website for Saline County: www.co.saline.ne.us/

    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 Saline, 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 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: 40.4012, Longitude: -97.2355    
    <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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Milligan and Wilber. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.




 

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