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:
39.4376, -74.7077
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 Atlantic County<2>.
The county seat for Atlantic County is located in Mays Landing. Mays Landing lies just to the 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 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Union Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lincoln Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Lincoln Memorial Park is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Memorial Park
- Atlantic County Veterans Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Steelmans Creek Burial Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Bernard Clairvaux RC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Palestine Bible Protestant Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Palestine Bible Protestant Church Cemetery is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine Bible Protestant Church Cemetery
- The Palestine Bible Protestant Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Palestine Methodist Church Cemetery
- Scullvile Bible Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2166876 <5>
- Laurel Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Laurel Memorial Park is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Memorial Park
- The Laurel Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Laurel Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1593744 <5>
- Emeth Shalom Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Emeth Shalom Cemetery is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emeth Shalom Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Emeth Shalom Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Pleasantville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1978601 <5>
- Rodef Shalom Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Beth - Kehillah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sholem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Sholem Cemetery is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sholem Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Zion UMC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Egg Harbor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Egg Harbor Cemetery is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor Cemetery
- Friends Central Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Friends Central Cemetery is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Central Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Friends Central Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Bargaintown.
- The Friends Central Cemetery has also been known as:
- Friends Burying Ground
- Friends Meeting House Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1592453 <5>
- Oxford Circle Burial Ground
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Atlantic City Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Pleasantville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100004 <5>
- Germania Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Germania Cemetery is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 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:
- Clarkstown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Clarkstown is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkstown
- Mays Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mays Landing is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Landing
- Estellville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Estellville is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estellville
- McKee City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- McKee City is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee City
- Dorothy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dorothy is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
- Estell Manor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Estell Manor is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estell Manor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
- Weymouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Weymouth is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
- Gigantic City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gigantic City is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gigantic City
- Mizpah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mizpah is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mizpah
- Milmay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Milmay is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milmay
- Bargaintown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bargaintown is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bargaintown
- Pomona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pomona is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Corbin City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Corbin City is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Somers Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Somers Point is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,153 people
- Linwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Linwood is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,635 people
- Northfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Northfield is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,047 people
- Egg Harbor City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Egg Harbor City is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,057 people
- Warners Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Warners Mill is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warners Mill
- Tuckahoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Tuckahoe is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
- Pleasantville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pleasantville is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,060 people
- Absecon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Absecon is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absecon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,789 people
- Hesstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hesstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesstown
- Steelmantown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Steelmantown is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelmantown
- Da Costa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Da Costa is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Da Costa
- Ocean City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ocean City is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,902 people
- Margate City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Margate City is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margate City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,801 people
- West Atlantic City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- West Atlantic City is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Atlantic City
- Port Republic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Port Republic is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Republic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,051 people
- Weekstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Weekstown is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weekstown
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 Atlantic County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Absecon
- Egg Harbor City
- Mays Landing
- Ocean City
- Pomona
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 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 Jersey:
- Pages specific to Atlantic 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 #881335 (Union Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #881335 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: Atlantic
- Est. Elev: 10 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mays Landing
- Location given for Union Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.4376162 Lon: -74.7076617
- 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 Jersey's counties, including Atlantic, 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 obstructions 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> | 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. |