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 #101564).
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:
40.9879, -97.0444
The Union Cemetery is located in Seward County<2>.
The county seat for Seward County is located in Seward. Seward lies just to the south southwest 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 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Union Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Wenceslaus Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Germantown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Seward Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Immanuel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Staplehurst Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Assumption Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Anderson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Evangelical Lutheran Trinity Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Seward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Faith Lutheran Church - North
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ware Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Our Redeemer Lutheran Country Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Faith Lutheran East Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ulysses Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 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:
- Bee
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Garland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Seward
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dwight
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Staplehurst
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ruby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Malcolm
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ulysses
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tamora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Loma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Agnew
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Valparaiso
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Raymond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Brainard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Goehner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Milford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Grover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Dale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Garrison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Utica
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Emerald
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Millerton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Surprise
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Seward County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brainard
- David City
- Dwight
- Garrison
- Goehner
- Gresham
- Milford
- Seward
- Staplehurst
- Surprise
- Tamora
- Ulysses
- Utica
- Valparaiso
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 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 Seward 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: #101564
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #834264 (Union Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #834264 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: Seward
- Est. Elev: 467 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Seward
- Location given for Union Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.9880645 Lon: -97.0447512
- 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 Seward, 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 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. |