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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. 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:   45.5344°   (45° 32' 3")

Lon:   -122.8261°   (-122° 49' 33")

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

The county seat for Washington County is located in Hillsboro. Hillsboro lies just to the west of the Union Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> of the Union Cemetery.<3>

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

  • St. Pius Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pius Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pius Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Pius Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • German Presbyterian Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Presbyterian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The German Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Skyline Memorial Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Skyline Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Skyline Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Skyline Memorial Gardens is located in Multnomah County
  • Bethany Methodist Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Methodist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethany Methodist Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Neveh Zedek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neveh Zedek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Neveh Zedek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Neveh Zedek Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • West Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The West Union Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Patton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Patton Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Finley - Sunset Hills Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jones Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jones Cemetery is located in Multnomah County
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Stewart Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cooper Mtn. Evangelical Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooper Mtn. Evangelical Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooper Mtn. Evangelical Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cooper Mtn. Evangelical Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Phillips Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phillips Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phillips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Phillips Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Helvetia Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Helvetia Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Helvetia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Helvetia Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Valley Memorial Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Valley Memorial Park is located in Washington County
    • St. Matthews Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Matthews Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Matthews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Matthews Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Cooper Mtn. Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooper Mtn. Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooper Mtn. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cooper Mtn. Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Crescent Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crescent Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crescent Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Crescent Grove Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Gatton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gatton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gatton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gatton Cemetery is located in Multnomah County
    • Historic Columbian Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Historic Columbian Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Historic Columbian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Historic Columbian Cemetery is located in Multnomah County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within Less than 2 miles<2> of the Union Cemetery.

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

  • Cedar Mill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Oak Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills
    • Oak Hills is located in Washington County
  • Marlene Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marlene Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlene Village
    • Marlene Village is located in Washington County
  • Bethany
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Cedar Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hills
    • Cedar Hills is located in Washington County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Hills <7>
  • Rockcreek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockcreek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockcreek
    • Rockcreek is located in Washington County
  • Tobias
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Aloha
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aloha have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aloha
    • Aloha is located in Washington County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aloha <7>
  • Beaverton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaverton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverton
    • Beaverton is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 98,957 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaverton <7>
  • West Slope
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Slope have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Slope
    • West Slope is located in Washington County
  • West Union
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Raleigh Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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:

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 #1128410  (Union Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1128410 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: Linnton
    • County: Washington         Elev: 78
    • Location given for GNIS #1128410 (Union Cemetery)

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Washington, 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 drawn 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: 45.5344, Longitude: -122.8261    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<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.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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