A visit to the Union Memorial 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 Memorial Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Union Memorial Cemetery (FG ID #2161552)
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 Memorial Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Union Memorial Cemetery
Lat: 41.3515° (41° 21' 5")
Lon: -96.0618° (-96° 3' 42")
The cemetery is located in Douglas County<3>.
As an estimate, the Union Memorial Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the south of Omaha.
The county seat for Douglas County is located in Omaha. Omaha lies just to the south southeast of the Union Memorial Cemetery .
Name Variations for Union Memorial 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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give a you a feel for the variations that might have occurred with Union Memorial Cemetery.
Union Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Noyce Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
- Union Memorial / Noyce / Thomas 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.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Union Memorial Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Union Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Servants of Mary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Springwell Danish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Potters Field
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Flower Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Pleasant Hill Jewish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- German Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Golden Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mormon Pioneer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Shipley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pioneer Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ft. Calhoun Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ressurection Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- West Lawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Lawn Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The West Lawn Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Westlawn - Hillcrest Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bohemian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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]<2> of the Union Memorial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Union Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Irvington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bennington
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Bennington is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,518 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bennington <7>
- Omaha
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Home Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Boys Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Calhoun
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Carter Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Washington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Washington is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <7>
- De Soto ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ralston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ralston have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Ralston is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,254 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ralston <7>
- Crescent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Crescent is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 618 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crescent <7>
- Elk City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Elkhorn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhorn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Elkhorn is located in Douglas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkhorn <7>
- Millard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- La Vista
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Vista
- La Vista is located in Sarpy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,020 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Vista <7>
- Council Bluffs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Honey Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honey Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Honey Creek is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Kennard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- King Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Waterloo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterloo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Waterloo is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 914 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <7>
- Chalco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chalco have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalco
- Chalco is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chalco <7>
- Blair
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Papillion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Papillion have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Papillion
- Papillion is located in Sarpy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,293 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Papillion <7>
- Loveland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loveland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
- Loveland is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Chautauqua
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- California Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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 Memorial Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Douglas County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Union Memorial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bennington
- Blair
- Blair lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Union Memorial Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Blair.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Boys Town
- Council Bluffs
- De Soto - Historic
- Elkhorn
- Fort Calhoun
- Kennard
- Millard
- Omaha
- Omaha lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Union Memorial Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Omaha.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Papillion
- Ralston
- Waterloo
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Memorial Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Nebraska:
- Pages specific to Douglas 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 Memorial Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Memorial Cemetery:
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Douglas County: www.co.douglas.ne.us/
The official website for State of Nebraska: https://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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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 Memorial Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3515, Longitude: -96.0618 |
<3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Douglas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<4> | 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. |
<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> | 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. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |