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 #101562).
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:
40.4012, -97.2355
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on the Union Cemetery.
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.<4>
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)
- The Eureka Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Waymire Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Fork Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- 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)
- St. Johns Lutheran Church Cemetery South
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bower Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Bower Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower Cemetery
- Plummers Branch Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Monroe Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bohemian Brethren Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- 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)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Megli Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km] 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)
- 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)
- Alexandria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Plymouth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wilber
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jansen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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)
- Belvidere
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gilead
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Harbine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clatonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Exeter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- 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.
- Alexandria
- Belvidere
- Bruning
- Crete
- Daykin
- De Witt
- Dorchester
- Exeter
- Fairbury
- Friend
- Geneva
- Jansen
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Continue List (8 more)
- Ohiowa
- Plymouth
- Strang
- Swanton
- Tobias
- Western
- Wilber
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Nebraska:
- Pages specific to Saline 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: #101562
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #834262 (Union Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #834262 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: Saline
- Est. Elev: 470 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Western
- Location given for Union Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.4011138 Lon: -97.2355972
- 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 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 '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- 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> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |