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:
39.4031, -81.7668
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 Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Marietta. Marietta lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the east 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 27 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Union Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cody Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Cody Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody Cemetery
- Bartlett Friends Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Quaker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Quaker Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Cemetery
- Layman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Layman Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layman Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Bartlett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bartlett Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett Cemetery
- The Bartlett Cemetery has also been known as:
- Baptist Church Cemetery
- Bible Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39764 <5>
- Norris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Norris Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Cemetery
- Burt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Burt Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt Cemetery
- Mission Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mission Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Cemetery
- Southland Mission Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sawyer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Sawyer Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer Cemetery
- Burnett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Burnett Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett Cemetery
- Fairfield Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Wesleyan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wesleyan Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesleyan Cemetery
- Mt. Herman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Herman Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Herman Cemetery
- Jarvis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Jarvis Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis Cemetery
- Mt. Liberty Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Decatur Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Decatur Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Barlow Central Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Murdock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Murdock Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock Cemetery
- Fairview Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 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:
- Napier
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Napier is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Decaturville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Decaturville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
- Vincent
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Vincent is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Barlow
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Barlow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Wolf Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wolf Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Big Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Big Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Fillmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fillmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Beebe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beebe is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
- Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Corner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
- Watertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Watertown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Chesterhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Armadale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Armadale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armadale
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Stewart
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stewart is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Redbush
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Redbush is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
- Todds
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Todds is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
- Luke Chute
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Luke Chute is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke Chute
- Porterfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Porterfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Joy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Joy is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Stockport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Amesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mudsock ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mudsock is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsock
- Guysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Guysville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysville
- Washington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coolville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Blennerhassett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Rockland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rockland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Churchtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Churchtown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
- Beverly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Westland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Elliott Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
- Wrightstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wrightstown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
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 Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 websites either 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 Washington 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 #1077098 (Union Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1077098 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 274 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Chesterhill
- Location given for Union Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.4031295 Lon: -81.7668
- 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 Washington, 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' (or 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- 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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