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A visit to the Union Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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:

43.5156, -71.4629

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Union Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

The county seat for Belknap County is located in Laconia. Laconia lies just to the north northwest 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 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Union Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Hillside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Belknap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
  • Lamprey Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Lamprey Cemetery is located in Belknap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamprey Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lamprey Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Laconia.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976450 <5>
  • Round Bay Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Round Bay Cemetery is located in Belknap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bay Cemetery
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Belknap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
  • McCoy Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The McCoy Cemetery is located in Belknap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
  • Bayside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Bayside Cemetery is located in Belknap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside Cemetery
  • Mead Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Mead Cemetery is located in Belknap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Belknap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • Old Town Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Old Town Cemetery is located in Belknap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Cemetery
  • Doe Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Doe Cemetery is located in Belknap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Cemetery
  • Eastman Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Eastman Cemetery is located in Belknap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman Cemetery
  • Sanbornton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Sanbornton Cemetery is located in Belknap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanbornton Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Belknap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
    • Dow Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Dow Cemetery is located in Belknap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dow Cemetery
    • Robinson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Robinson Cemetery is located in Belknap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
    • Crockett Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Crockett Cemetery is located in Belknap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Cemetery
    • Oakland Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Belknap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
    • Park Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Park Cemetery is located in Belknap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Cemetery
    • Tilton Arch Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Tilton Arch Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton Arch Cemetery
    • Buzzell Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Buzzell Cemetery is located in Belknap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzell Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Buzzell Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Allens Mills.
    • Smith Meeting House Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • West Alton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The West Alton Cemetery is located in Belknap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Alton Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 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:

  • Laconia
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Winnisquam
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Wildwood Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Wildwood Village is located in Belknap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Village
  • Belmont
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Gardners Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Gardners Grove is located in Belknap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardners Grove
  • Glendale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Glendale is located in Belknap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
  • Tilton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Gilmanton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Interlaken Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Interlaken Park is located in Belknap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken Park
  • Gaza
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Gaza is located in Belknap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaza
  • Allens Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Allens Mills is located in Belknap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
  • West Alton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • West Alton is located in Belknap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Alton
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Spring Haven
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Spring Haven is located in Belknap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Haven
    • Samoset
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Samoset is located in Belknap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samoset
    • Northfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Meredith
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Franklin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Shaker Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Shaker Village is located in Merrimack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
    • Lower Gilmanton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Lower Gilmanton is located in Belknap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Gilmanton
    • Gilmanton Iron Works, Gilmanton Iw
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Winona
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Winona is located in Belknap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
    • Alton Bay
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Loudon Center
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Loudon Center is located in Merrimack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon Center
    • Alton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Alton is located in Belknap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,364 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <6>
    • Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Hill is located in Merrimack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people

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 Belknap County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Union Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 New Hampshire:
  • Pages specific to Belknap 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 GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #870573  (Union Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #870573 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: Belknap
      • Est. Elev: 164 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Laconia
      • Location given for Union Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.5156326     Lon: -71.4628508
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of New Hampshire's counties, including Belknap, 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 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>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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.