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:
40.8445, -74.8210
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 Morris County<2>.
The county seat for Morris County is located in Morristown. Morristown lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the east 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 28 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Union Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pequest Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Middle Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hardwick Society of Friends Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- County Home Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The County Home Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Home Cemetery
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Lebanon Cemetery is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stanhope Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmount Presbyterian Churchyard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chester Congregational Churchyard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsonburg Methodist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Johnsonburg Christian Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Swayze Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Swayze Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swayze Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Fairmount Methodist Churchyard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fairmount Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Fairmount Cemetery is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Cemetery
- Moravian Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Yellow Frame Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Marksboro Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Union Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Church Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church Cemetery
- Union Brick Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Green Chapel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Green Chapel Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Green Chapel Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Mount Hermon.
- The Green Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Hermon UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100001 <5>
- Hillside Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Mansfield Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Mansfield Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield Cemetery
- Spruce Run Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pottersville Reformed Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Freedom Hebrew 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 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:
- Hackettstown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hackettstown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackettstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,372 people
- Beattystown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beattystown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beattystown
- Vienna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vienna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Long Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Long Valley is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Valley
- Budd Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Budd Lake is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budd Lake
- Allamuchy - Panther Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Long Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Long Bridge is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bridge
- Naughright
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Naughright is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naughright
- Waterloo Village ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Waterloo Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo Village
- Waterloo Village has also been known as:
- Waterloo
- Karrsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Karrsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karrsville
- Crestmoore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Crestmoore is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestmoore
- Hacklebarney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hacklebarney is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacklebarney
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Tranquility
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tranquility is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
- Califon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Califon is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Califon
- Farmersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Farmersville is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
- Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hope is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Oxford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oxford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Hoffmans
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hoffmans is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffmans
- Succasunna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Succasunna is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Succasunna
- Pottersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pottersville is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
- Hopatcong Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hopatcong Hills is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopatcong Hills
- Brighton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Brighton is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Mount Hermon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Hermon is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- Hazen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hazen is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
- Brass Castle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brass Castle is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brass Castle
- New Hampton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Hampton is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampton
- Readingsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Readingsburg is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readingsburg
- Gladstone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gladstone is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Paulina
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Paulina is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulina
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 Morris 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 first visit 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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New Jersey:
- Pages specific to Morris 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 #881339 (Union Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #881339 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: Morris
- Est. Elev: 159 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hackettstown
- Location given for Union Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.8445435 Lon: -74.8209996
- 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 Morris, 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' (or point-to-point) 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. |