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A visit to the Union Hill 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 Hill Cemetery ...

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

44.8893, -122.7370

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Union Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Marion County<2>.

The county seat for Marion County is located in Salem. Salem lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Union Hill Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Union Hill Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Union Hill Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Lewis Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Lewis Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
  • Anderson Lone Fir Pioneer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Glover Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Glover Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover Cemetery
  • St. Boniface Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Boniface Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Boniface Cemetery
  • Hobson - Whitney Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
  • Dickens Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Dickens Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens Cemetery
  • Mater Dolorosa Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Campbell - Grier Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Kimsey - Walker Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Shaw Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Shaw Catholic Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Catholic Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Aumsville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Aumsville Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aumsville Cemetery
    • Lone Oak Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Lone Oak Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak Cemetery
    • Apostolic Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Apostolic Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apostolic Cemetery
    • Pratum Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Pratum Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratum Cemetery
    • Eoff Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Eoff Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eoff Cemetery
    • Stipp Memorial Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Valley View Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Valley View Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
    • Silverton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Wisner Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Wisner Cemetery is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisner Cemetery
    • Pietrock Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Pietrock Cemetery is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pietrock 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 Hill Cemetery.

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

  • Sublimity
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Silver Falls City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Silver Falls City is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Falls City
  • Drake Crossing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Drake Crossing is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake Crossing
  • Stayton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Aumsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Macleay
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Macleay is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macleay
  • Silverton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Mehama
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • West Stayton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Lyons
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Turner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Downs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Downs is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Scotts Mills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jordan
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jordan is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
    • Mount Angel
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Badger Corner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Badger Corner is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger Corner
    • Four Corners
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Four Corners is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
    • Marion
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Scio
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hayesville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Hayesville is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
    • McKee
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • McKee is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee
    • West Scio
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • West Scio is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Scio
    • Wilhoit
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Wilhoit is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhoit
    • Labish Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Labish Village is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labish Village
    • Chemawa
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Chemawa is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemawa
    • Salem
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Salem is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175,891 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <6>

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 Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marion County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Aumsville
  • Mount Angel
  • Salem
    • Salem lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Union Hill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Salem.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Scio
    • Scio lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Union Hill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Scio.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scio
  • Silverton
  • Stayton
  • Turner
    • Turner lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Union Hill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Turner.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner

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 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 Hill Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oregon:
  • Pages specific to Marion 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 Hill Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1163314  (Union Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1163314 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: Marion
      • Est. Elev: 322 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Drake Crossing
      • Location given for Union Hill Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.8892885     Lon: -122.7370325
      • 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 Oregon's counties, including Marion, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Union Hill 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.