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:
40.0126, -84.3344
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 Miami County<2>.
The county seat for Miami County is located in Troy. Troy lies just to the east northeast 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 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Old Union Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Old Milton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Old Milton Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Milton Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Sugar Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Sugar Grove Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove Cemetery
- Ludlow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Ludlow Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow Cemetery
- Honeyman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Honeyman Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeyman Cemetery
- Vore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Vore Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vore Cemetery
- Wheelock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Wheelock Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelock Cemetery
- Potsdam Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Potsdam Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- West Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The West Branch Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Branch Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Curtis Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Curtis Union Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Union Cemetery
- Mote Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mote Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mote Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mote Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Pitsburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1963330 <5>
- Dohner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Dohner Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dohner Cemetery
- Pearson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Pearson Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Priest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Priest Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest Cemetery
- Phillipsburg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Phillipsburg Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Minnich Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Minnich Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnich Cemetery
- Furnas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Furnas Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnas Cemetery
- Monroe Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Monroe Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- Ludlow Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ludlow Falls is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Pleasant Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- West Milton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kessler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kessler is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessler
- Laura
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Potsdam
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Potsdam is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Garland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Garland is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Troy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- West Covington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- West Covington is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covington
- Covington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pitsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Phillipsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Phillipsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tipp City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Clayton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ginghamsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ginghamsburg is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginghamsburg
- Bradford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gordon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gordon is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Englewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Piqua
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Verona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wengerlawn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wengerlawn is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wengerlawn
- Arlington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Vandalia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Casstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gettysburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gettysburg is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Polo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Polo is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
- Arcanum
(11 miles [17.7 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 Old Union Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Miami County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arcanum
- Bradford
- Covington
- Englewood
- Phillipsburg
- Piqua
- Piqua lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Old Union Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Piqua.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piqua
- Tipp City
- Troy
- Troy lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Old Union Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Troy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Vandalia
- West Milton
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 Miami 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 #1044142 (Old Union Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1044142 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: Miami
- Est. Elev: 268 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pleasant Hill
- Location given for Old Union Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.0125524 Lon: -84.3343916
- 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 Miami, 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 obstructions 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> | 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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