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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Union Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Union Cemetery
Lat: 44.4412° (44° 26' 28")
Lon: -74.0729° (-74° 4' 22")
The Union Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Malone. Malone lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Union Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 18 miles [29 km] of the Union Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Brookside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brookside Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brookside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Brookside Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Mountain View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Mountain View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
- The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- The Mountain View Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brighton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65386 <5>
- Brighton Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brighton Memorial Park
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brighton Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Brighton Memorial Park is located in Franklin County
- Goodspeed Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodspeed Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodspeed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Goodspeed Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Franklin Falls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Union Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Merrillsville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Merrillsville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Merrillsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Merrillsville Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- St. Johns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- St. Bernards Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Bernards Cemetery
- The St. Bernards Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Bernards Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Saranac Lake.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65937 <5>
- Pine Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Ridge Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- St. Rose Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Rose Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Rose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Rose Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- John Browns Grave
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the John Browns Grave
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the John Browns Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The John Browns Grave is located in Essex County
- North Elba Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Elba Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Elba Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The North Elba Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Malbone Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Malbone Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Malbone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Malbone Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Haselton Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haselton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haselton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Haselton Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Holy Name Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Name Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Name Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Holy Name Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Mountain View Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Hoose Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoose Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hoose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hoose Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Ingalls Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ingalls Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ingalls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Ingalls Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Central Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Central Cemetery
- The Central Cemetery is located in Essex County
- The Central Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jay Central Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64172 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 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.
- Bloomingdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Franklin Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Franklin Falls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Falls
- Franklin Falls is located in Franklin County
- Harrietstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrietstown
- Harrietstown is located in Franklin County
- Merrillsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillsville
- Merrillsville is located in Franklin County
- Saranac Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Alder Brook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alder Brook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Brook
- Alder Brook is located in Franklin County
- Paul Smiths
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ray Brook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Whiteface
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteface
- Whiteface is located in Essex County
- Lake Placid
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Saranac Inn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saranac Inn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saranac Inn
- Saranac Inn is located in Franklin County
- Wilmington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- North Elba
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Elba have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Elba
- North Elba is located in Essex County
- Clayburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clayburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayburg
- Clayburg is located in Clinton County
- Upper Jay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Black Brook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Brook
- Black Brook is located in Clinton County
- Jay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Redford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Standish
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standish
- Standish is located in Clinton County
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 Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Lake Placid
- Tupper Lake
- Wilmington
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 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 York:
- Pages specific to Franklin County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
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 #968172 (Union Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #968172 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Bloomingdale
- County: Franklin Elev: 487
- Location given for GNIS #968172 (Union Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
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 Franklin, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Union Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4412, Longitude: -74.0729 In this case, the coordinates for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<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. |
<7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |