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. 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 Union Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Union Cemetery:
40.6117, -84.6008
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Union Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Union Cemetery is located in Mercer County<2>.
The county seat for Mercer County is located in Celina. Celina lies just to the south southeast of the Union Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Union Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Union Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Friends Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- Buck Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Buck Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Otterbein Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Otterbein Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterbein Cemetery
- Immaculate Conception Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- North Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The North Grove Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the North Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Celina.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #42434 <5>
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Roebuck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Roebuck Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roebuck Cemetery
- Mercer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mercer Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer Cemetery
- Mercer Memory Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mercer Memory Gardens is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer Memory Gardens
- Petrie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Palmer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
- Roebuck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Roebuck Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roebuck Cemetery
- Shindeldecker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Landfair Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Landfair Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landfair Cemetery
- Swamp College Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Coil Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Coil Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coil Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Fountain Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oldtown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Oldtown Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldtown Cemetery
- Neptune Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Neptune Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune Cemetery
- Hankin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Hankin Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hankin Cemetery
- Hamilton Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sherer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Sherer Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherer Cemetery
- Coil Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Coil Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coil Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Earley ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Earley is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earley
- Tama
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Tama is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tama
- Mercer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mercer is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Celina
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rockford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mendon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Scudder
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Scudder is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scudder
- Montezuma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Montezuma is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Skeels Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Skeels Crossroads is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeels Crossroads
- Wabash
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wabash is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Coldwater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Monticello
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Monticello is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ohio City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Abanaka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Abanaka is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanaka
- Elgin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elgin is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Schumm
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Schumm is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schumm
- Macedon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Macedon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon
- Saint Marys
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Converse Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Converse Station is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse Station
- Jay City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jay City is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay City
- Trinity
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Trinity is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Saint Henry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Chickasaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Glenmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Glenmore is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Converse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Converse is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Willshire
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Mercer County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Celina
- Coldwater
- Mendon
- Ohio City
- Saint Henry
- Saint Marys
- Willshire
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Union Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Mercer 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 Union Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1047283 (Union Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1047283 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: Mercer
- Est. Elev: 259 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Celina
- Location given for Union Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.6117138 Lon: -84.6007905
- 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 Mercer, 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- 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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