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:
42.2537, -73.6607
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 Columbia County<2>.
The county seat for Columbia County is located in Hudson. Hudson lies just to the west 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 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Union Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- German Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The German Church Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Church Cemetery
- Crum Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Crum Church Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crum Church Cemetery
- West Ghent Reformed Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The West Ghent Reformed Church Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ghent Reformed Church Cemetery
- The West Ghent Reformed Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- West Ghent Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2271288 <5>
- Claverack Dutch Reformed Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Claverack Dutch Reformed Church Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claverack Dutch Reformed Church Cemetery
- The Claverack Dutch Reformed Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dutch Reformed Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1702147 <5>
- Harlemville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Harlemville Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlemville Cemetery
- Ghent Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Ghent Union Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ghent Union Cemetery
- Swartwout Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hudson City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hudson City Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson City Cemetery
- Cedar Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Cedar Park Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Park Cemetery
- The Cedar Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64159 <5>
- Columbia County Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Snyder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Snyder Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Niver Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Niver Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niver Cemetery
- Hillsdale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hillsdale Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Shufelt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Shufelt Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shufelt Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Athens Rural Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Athens Rural Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens Rural Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Buckley's Corner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Collins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Spencertown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chatham Rural Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Chatham Rural Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Rural Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Philmont
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mellenville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hollowville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Martindale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Martindale is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
- Harlemville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Harlemville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlemville
- Stottville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greenport Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Greenport Center is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenport Center
- Ghent
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lorenz Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lorenz Park is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenz Park
- Churchtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Churchtown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
- Craryville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rossman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rossman is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossman
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hudson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Taghkanic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Athens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Glenco Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Glenco Mills is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenco Mills
- Copake Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Copake Lake is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copake Lake
- Moorhouse Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Moorhouse Corner is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhouse Corner
- Chatham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kinderhook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- West Taghkanic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- West Taghkanic is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Taghkanic
- Green River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Green River is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
- Catskill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Catskill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catskill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
- Burden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burden is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burden
- Austerlitz
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Red Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Red Rock is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Coxsackie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Columbia County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Athens
- Catskill
- Chatham
- Coxsackie
- Hudson
- Kinderhook
- Philmont
- Stottville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 York:
- Pages specific to Columbia 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 #968149 (Union Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #968149 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: Columbia
- Est. Elev: 77 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Stottville
- Location given for Union Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.2536986 Lon: -73.6606762
- 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 York's counties, including Columbia, 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 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. |