A visit to the West 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 West Union Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The West Union Cemetery (FG ID #101615).
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 West Union Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Union Cemetery:
40.0601, -101.2853
The West Union Cemetery is located in Hitchcock County<2>.
The county seat for Hitchcock County is located in Trenton. Trenton lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the east northeast of the West Union Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the West Union Cemetery.
Establishment of the West Union Cemetery ...
The West Union Cemetery was:
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the West Union Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McCabe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Max Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Rawlins County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Mayflower Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Mayflower Cemetery is located in Rawlins County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Cemetery
- Rosefield Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Enterprise Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Enterprise Cemetery is located in Rawlins County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise Cemetery
- St. Cyril Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Cyril Cemetery is located in Rawlins County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Cyril Cemetery
- Ash Grove Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Benkelman Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cornell Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Trenton Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rising Sun Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eden Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Cheyenne County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Blakeman Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- The Blakeman Cemetery is located in Rawlins County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakeman Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Grace Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Rawlins County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Rawlins County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 16 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the West Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Union Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Stratton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Max
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Benkelman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Trenton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beardsley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- McDonald
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- McDonald is located in Rawlins County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Atwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ough
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ludell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beverly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Palisade
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hamlet
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Parks
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wauneta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bird City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Culbertson
(26 miles [41.8 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 West Union Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hitchcock County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Atwood
- Benkelman
- Bird City
- Culbertson
- Herndon
- Ludell
- McDonald
- Stratton
- Trenton
- Wauneta
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 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 West Union Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Nebraska:
- Pages specific to Hitchcock 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 West Union Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #101615
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #834629 (West Union Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #834629 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: Hitchcock
- Est. Elev: 937 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Max SE
- Location given for West Union Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.0599972 Lon: -101.2834955
- 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 Hitchcock, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West 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. |