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The location of the Alexander Union Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Alexander Union Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Alexander Union Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Alexander Union Cemetery

Lat:   39.2604°   (39° 15' 37")

Lon:   -82.1640°   (-82° 9' 50")

The Alexander Union Cemetery is located in Athens County<2>.

The county seat for Athens County is located in Athens. Athens lies just to the north northeast of the Alexander Union Cemetery .

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 professional and volunteer 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 Alexander Union Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Ohio:
  • Pages specific to Athens County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Alexander Union Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Alexander Union Cemetery.

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

    • Albany
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Athens
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Armitage
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armitage have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armitage
      • Armitage is located in Athens County
    • The Plains
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Plains
      • The Plains is located in Athens County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for The Plains <4>
    • King's Station ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for King's Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King's Station
      • King's Station is located in Athens County
      • King's Station has also been known as:
      • King Hollow
      • King's Hollow
      • King's Switch
    • Carsey Town
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carsey Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsey Town
      • Carsey Town is located in Athens County
    • Moonville ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Moonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
      • Moonville is located in Vinton County
    • Vales Mills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vales Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
      • Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
    • Pratts Fork
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pratts Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Fork
      • Pratts Fork is located in Athens County
    • Chauncey
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chauncey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
      • Chauncey is located in Athens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
    • Carbondale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
      • Carbondale is located in Athens County
    • Point Rock
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
      • Point Rock is located in Meigs County
    • Continue List   (16 more) ...
      • Liars Corner ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liars Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liars Corner
        • Liars Corner is located in Athens County
      • Hope ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
        • Hope is located in Vinton County
      • Mount Nebo ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Nebo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
        • Mount Nebo is located in Athens County
      • Zaleski
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Nelsonville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
        • Nelsonville is located in Athens County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,119 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nelsonville <4>
      • Lima
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
        • Lima is located in Meigs County
      • Guysville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysville
        • Guysville is located in Athens County
      • Truetown
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truetown
        • Truetown is located in Athens County
      • Buchtel
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buchtel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchtel
        • Buchtel is located in Athens County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
      • Langsville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsville
        • Langsville is located in Meigs County
      • Rutland
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Stewart
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
        • Stewart is located in Athens County
      • Mudsock ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mudsock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsock
        • Mudsock is located in Athens County
      • Amesville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amesville
        • Amesville is located in Athens County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amesville <4>
      • Greens Run
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Run
        • Greens Run is located in Athens County
      • Bessemer
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
        • Bessemer is located in Athens 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 Alexander Union Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Athens County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Alexander Union Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Albany
      • Albany lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Alexander Union Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Albany.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
    • Amesville
    • Athens
      • Athens lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Alexander Union Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Athens.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
    • Nelsonville
    • Rutland

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Alexander Union Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Memory Gardens Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memory Gardens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Memory Gardens Cemetery is located in Athens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memory Gardens Cemetery
    • Snowden Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snowden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Snowden Cemetery is located in Athens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snowden Cemetery
    • Gilham Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gilham Cemetery is located in Athens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilham Cemetery
    • Littler Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Littler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Littler Cemetery is located in Athens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Littler Cemetery
    • Ross Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ross Cemetery is located in Athens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ross Cemetery
    • Minear Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Minear Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Minear Cemetery is located in Athens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Minear Cemetery
    • Town House Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Town House Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Town House Cemetery is located in Athens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Town House Cemetery
    • Crossroads Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crossroads Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Athens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crossroads Cemetery
    • Haning Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haning Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Haning Cemetery is located in Athens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haning Cemetery
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Athens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Bates Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bates Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bates Cemetery is located in Athens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bates Cemetery
    • Bassett Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bassett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bassett Cemetery is located in Athens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bassett Cemetery
    • Continue List   (18 more) ...
      • Higgin Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Higgin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Higgin Cemetery is located in Athens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Higgin Cemetery
      • Union Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • 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 Athens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Pierce Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pierce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pierce Cemetery is located in Athens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pierce Cemetery
      • Holmes Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holmes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Holmes Cemetery is located in Athens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holmes Cemetery
      • Quail Trap Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quail Trap Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Quail Trap Cemetery is located in Athens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quail Trap Cemetery
      • Woodyard Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodyard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Woodyard Cemetery is located in Athens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodyard Cemetery
      • New Athens Hospital Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Athens Hospital Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The New Athens Hospital Cemetery is located in Athens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Athens Hospital Cemetery
      • Haines Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haines Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Haines Cemetery is located in Athens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haines Cemetery
      • Factory Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Factory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Factory Cemetery is located in Athens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Factory Cemetery
      • Marshfield Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marshfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Marshfield Cemetery is located in Athens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marshfield Cemetery
      • Martin Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Martin Cemetery is located in Athens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Cemetery
      • Chase Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chase Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Chase Cemetery is located in Athens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chase Cemetery
      • Gates Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gates Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Gates Cemetery is located in Athens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gates Cemetery
      • Jeffers Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jeffers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Jeffers Cemetery is located in Athens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jeffers Cemetery
      • Fagan Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • The Fagan Cemetery is located in Athens County
        • The Fagan Cemetery has also been known as:
        • McCole Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fagan Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2520652 <7>
      • Old Athens Hospital Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Athens Hospital Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Old Athens Hospital Cemetery is located in Athens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Athens Hospital Cemetery
      • State Street Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the State Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The State Street Cemetery is located in Athens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the State Street Cemetery
      • Athens Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Athens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Athens Cemetery is located in Athens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Athens Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Alexander Union Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1699454  (Alexander Union Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1699454 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: The Plains
      • County: Athens         Elev: 228
      • Location given for GNIS #1699454 (Alexander Union Cemetery)

    The official website for Athens County: www.athenscountygovernment.com/

    The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.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 Ohio's counties, including Athens, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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 Alexander Union Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2604, Longitude: -82.1640       In this case, the coordinates for the Alexander Union Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <7>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.




 

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