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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 ...

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

Lat:   40.3646°   (40° 21' 52")

Lon:   -80.6387°   (-80° 38' 19")

The Union Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<1>.

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

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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:

  • Pages specific to Ohio:
  • Pages specific to Jefferson 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 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 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Union Cemetery.

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

    • Steubenville
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Lower Ferry ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lower Ferry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Ferry
      • Lower Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
    • Middle Ferry ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Middle Ferry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ferry
      • Middle Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
    • Deandale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deandale
      • Deandale is located in Jefferson County
    • Mingo Junction
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Follansbee
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Wintersville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wintersville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
      • Wintersville is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,645 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wintersville <3>
    • Valley Glen
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Glen
      • Valley Glen is located in Jefferson County
    • Hooverson Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hooverson Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverson Heights
      • Hooverson Heights is located in Brooke County (WV)
    • Weirton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weirton
      • Weirton is located in Hancock County (WV)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,068 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weirton <3>
    • New Alexandria
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Alexandria have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexandria
      • New Alexandria is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
    • Brilliant
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brilliant have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
      • Brilliant is located in Jefferson County
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • Dutch Town
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutch Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Town
        • Dutch Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
      • Shank Town
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shank Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shank Town
        • Shank Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
      • Wellsburg
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Island Creek
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
        • Island Creek is located in Jefferson County
      • Toronto
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toronto have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
        • Toronto is located in Jefferson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,902 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toronto <3>
      • Paris
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
        • Paris is located in Washington County (PA)
      • Osage
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
        • Osage is located in Jefferson County
      • Richmond
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
        • Richmond is located in Jefferson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <3>
      • Smithfield
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
        • Smithfield is located in Jefferson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 786 people
      • Knoxville
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
        • Knoxville is located in Jefferson County
      • Beech Bottom
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Bottom
        • Beech Bottom is located in Brooke County (WV)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
      • Jefferson
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
        • Jefferson is located in Washington County (PA)
      • Hanlin Station
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanlin Station have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin Station
        • Hanlin Station is located in Washington County (PA)
      • Sugar Grove
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
        • Sugar Grove is located in Jefferson County
      • Bloomingdale
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
        • Bloomingdale is located in Jefferson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomingdale <3>

    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 Jefferson County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Union Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Holy Resurrection Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Resurrection Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holy Resurrection Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Resurrection Cemetery
    • B'nai Israel Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the B'nai Israel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The B'nai Israel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the B'nai Israel Cemetery
    • Highland Hills Memorial Gardens
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Cross Creek Presbyterian Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cross Creek Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cross Creek Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cross Creek Presbyterian Cemetery
    • Hill Family Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • The Hill Family Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • The Hill Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Family Cemetery
    • St. Andrews Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Andrews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Andrews Cemetery
    • Oakland Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • The Oakland Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mingo Junction Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #175838 <7>
    • Wintersville UMC Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • The Wintersville UMC Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • The Wintersville UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Wintersville Methodist Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wintersville UMC Cemetery
    • Coulter Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coulter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Coulter Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coulter Cemetery
    • Ft. Steuben Burial Estates
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Steuben Burial Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ft. Steuben Burial Estates is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Steuben Burial Estates
    • Georges Run Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Georges Run Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Georges Run Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Georges Run Cemetery
    • Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grove Cemetery is located in Brooke County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grove Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • St. John Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Center Chapel Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Center Chapel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Chapel Cemetery
      • Two Ridges Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • New Alexandria Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Brooke Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • The Brooke Cemetery is located in Brooke County (WV)
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Brooke Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Wellsburg (WV).
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brooke Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77860 <7>
      • Cross Creek Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cross Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cross Creek Cemetery is located in Brooke County (WV)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cross Creek Cemetery
      • Three Springs Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Three Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Three Springs Cemetery is located in Hancock County (WV)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Three Springs Cemetery
      • St. Pauls Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Hancock County (WV)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls 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 Union Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1047280  (Union Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1047280 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: Steubenville West
      • County: Jefferson         Elev: 329
      • Location given for GNIS #1047280 (Union Cemetery)

    The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffersoncountyoh.com/

    The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>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: 40.3646, Longitude: -80.6387    
    <3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <4>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.
    <5>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.
    <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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