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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. 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:   42.7001°   (42° 42' 0")

Lon:   -75.2279°   (-75° 13' 40")

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

The county seat for Otsego County is located in Cooperstown. Cooperstown lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east of the Union Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Union Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Jennings Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jennings Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jennings Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jennings Cemetery is located in Otsego County
  • Quaker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quaker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Quaker Cemetery is located in Otsego County
  • Burlington Flats Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burlington Flats Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burlington Flats Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Burlington Flats Cemetery is located in Otsego County
  • Taylor Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Taylor Hill Cemetery is located in Otsego County
  • Perkins Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perkins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Perkins Cemetery is located in Chenango County
  • Gazlay Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gazlay Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gazlay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gazlay Cemetery is located in Otsego County
  • Butternut Valley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butternut Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butternut Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Butternut Valley Cemetery is located in Otsego County
  • West Edmeston Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Edmeston Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Edmeston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The West Edmeston Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • South Brookfield Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Brookfield Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Brookfield Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The South Brookfield Memorial Park is located in Madison County
  • Columbus Corners Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Columbus Corners Cemetery
    • The Columbus Corners Cemetery is located in Chenango County
    • The Columbus Corners Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Lambs Corners Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64254 <5>
  • Old United Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old United Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old United Presbyterian Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old United Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Otsego County
  • Burlington Green Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burlington Green Cemetery
    • The Burlington Green Cemetery is located in Otsego County
    • The Burlington Green Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Burlington Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64085 <5>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Bass Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bass Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bass Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bass Cemetery is located in Otsego County
    • Mott Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mott Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mott Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Welch Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Welch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Welch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Welch Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Carter School House Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter School House Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carter School House Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carter School House Cemetery is located in Chenango County
    • Leonardsville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leonardsville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leonardsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Leonardsville Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Columbus Center Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Columbus Center Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Columbus Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Columbus Center Cemetery is located in Chenango County
    • North Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The North Cemetery is located in Chenango County
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Chenango County
    • St. Andrew's Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Andrew's Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Andrew's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Andrew's Cemetery is located in Chenango County
    • Smith Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Otsego County
    • Buck Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buck Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Buck Cemetery is located in Otsego County
    • Welcome Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Welcome Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Welcome Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Welcome Cemetery is located in Otsego County
    • Peck Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peck Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Peck Cemetery is located in Otsego County

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.

  • Edmeston
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • West Burlington
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Burlington Flats
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • South Edmeston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Edmeston
    • South Edmeston is located in Otsego County
  • Garrattsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Pittsfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
    • Pittsfield is located in Otsego County
  • Button City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Button City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Button City
    • Button City is located in Chenango County
  • Welcome
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
    • Welcome is located in Otsego County
  • New Berlin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Columbus
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
    • Columbus is located in Chenango County
  • Lena
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lena. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
    • Lena is located in Otsego County
  • Snowdon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Snowdon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowdon
    • Snowdon is located in Otsego County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Hartwick
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Brookfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Morris
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
      • Morris is located in Otsego County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morris <6>
    • Plainfield Center
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Center
      • Plainfield Center is located in Otsego County
    • Oaksville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oaksville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaksville
      • Oaksville is located in Otsego County
    • Cattown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattown
      • Cattown is located in Otsego County
      • Cattown has also been known as:
      • Cat Town
    • Mount Vision
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Fly Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • West Winfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Winfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Winfield
      • West Winfield is located in Herkimer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Winfield <6>
    • Bridgewater
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
      • Bridgewater is located in Oneida County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 458 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgewater <6>
    • South Hamilton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hamilton
      • South Hamilton is located in Madison County
    • Laurens
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurens
      • Laurens is located in Otsego County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurens <6>
    • Hartwick Seminary
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hartwick Seminary. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwick Seminary
      • Hartwick Seminary is located in Otsego County
    • East Hamilton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Hamilton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hamilton
      • East Hamilton is located in Madison County
    • Sherburne
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)

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 Otsego 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:

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 #968158  (Union Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #968158 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: Edmeston
    • County: Otsego         Elev: 379
    • Location given for GNIS #968158 (Union Cemetery)

The official website for Otsego County: www.otsegocounty.com/

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 Otsego, 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 drawn 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: 42.7001, Longitude: -75.2279       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.




 

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