A visit to the Old 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 Old Union Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Union Cemetery:
40.4676, -80.7681
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Union Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Union Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Steubenville. Steubenville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southeast of the Old Union Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Union Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Old Union Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Zion Methodist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Richmond Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Richmond Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Cemetery
- Richmond Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Richmond United Presbyterian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Osage Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Osage Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage Cemetery
- Montgomery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Montgomery Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Cemetery
- Wallace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wallace Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Cemetery
- Shelley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Shelley Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelley Cemetery
- McClelland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The McClelland Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClelland Cemetery
- Seever Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Seever Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seever Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Springfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Springfield Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Quaker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Quaker Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Cemetery
- Carne Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Carne Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carne Cemetery
- Center Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Center Chapel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Chapel Cemetery
- Knoxville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Knoxville Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville Cemetery
- New Somerset Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Somerset Christian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Union Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Richmond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Osage
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Osage is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Island Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Island Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- Knoxville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Knoxville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- New Somerset
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Somerset is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Somerset
- Wintersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Cream City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cream City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream City
- Irondale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Irondale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Bergholz
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Apex
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Apex is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- Alikanna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alikanna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alikanna
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Toronto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- New Cumberland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Empire
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Empire is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Stratton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Salisbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- New Salisbury is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salisbury
- Amsterdam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bloomingdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fernwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fernwood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood
- Steubenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Zalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Zalia is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalia
- Germano
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Germano is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germano
- Weirton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Manchester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Manchester is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Manchester
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 Old Union Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- New Cumberland
- Steubenville
- Toronto
- Weirton
- Wintersville
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 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 Old Union Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 Old Union Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1961708 (Old Union Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1961708 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 361 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Richmond
- Location given for Old Union Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.4675657 Lon: -80.7681361
- 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 Ohio's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Old 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |