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A visit to the Union Victorian Cemetery ...



Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Union Victorian Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Union Victorian Cemetery (FG ID #39512)

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 Victorian Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   45.2045°   (45° 12' 16")

Lon:   -117.8584°   (-117° 51' 30")

The Union Victorian Cemetery is located in Union County<2>.

The county seat for Union County is located in La Grande. La Grande lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northwest of the Union Victorian Cemetery .

Establishment of the Union Victorian Cemetery ...

The Union Victorian Cemetery was established in 1862.

Name Variations for Union Victorian Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Union Victorian Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Union Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 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 Victorian Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oregon:
  • Pages specific to Union 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 Victorian 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 14 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Union Victorian Cemetery.

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

    • Union
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Hot Lake
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hot Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Lake
      • Hot Lake is located in Union County
    • Cove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • North Powder
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Powder have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Powder
      • North Powder is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Powder <4>
    • Conley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conley
      • Conley is located in Union County
    • Island City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
      • Island City is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,024 people
    • La Grande
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Orodell ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Orodell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orodell
      • Orodell is located in Union County
    • Hutchinson ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hutchinson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchinson
      • Hutchinson is located in Baker County
    • Imbler
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Haines
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Summerville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Hilgard
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilgard have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilgard
      • Hilgard is located in Union County
    • Elgin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
      • Elgin is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,801 people
      • Former names for Elgin:
      • Fish Trap
      • Indian Valley
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <4>

    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 Victorian Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Union County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Baker City
    • Cove
      • Cove lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Union Victorian Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cove.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
    • Elgin
      • Elgin lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Union Victorian Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elgin.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
    • Haines
      • Haines lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Union Victorian Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Haines.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haines
    • La Grande
    • Lostine
    • North Powder
    • Summerville
    • Union
      • Union lies less than 2 miles<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Union Victorian Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Union.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Wallowa
      • Wallowa lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Union Victorian Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wallowa.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallowa

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 26 miles [41.8 km] of the Union Victorian Cemetery.<7>

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

    • Cove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cove Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cove Cemetery
    • Island City Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Island City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Island City Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Island City Cemetery
    • Grandview Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Hillcrest Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Union County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillcrest Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in La Grande.
      • The Hillcrest Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Masonic Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38904 <1>
    • Hillcrest East Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Pioneer Cemetery In The Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Pioneer Cemetery In The Park is located in Union County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pioneer Cemetery In The Park is located 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northwest of Union.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery In The Park
    • Lower Cove Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Lower Cove Cemetery is located in Union County
      • The Lower Cove Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Wright Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lower Cove Cemetery
    • Ackles Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ackles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ackles Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ackles Cemetery
    • Hutchinson Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Dunham Wright Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Dunham Wright Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Dunham Wright Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunham Wright Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2557785 <1>
    • Haines Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Big Creek Cemetery
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Big Creek Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • The Big Creek Cemetery is located in Baker County
        • The Big Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Beagle Creek Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Creek Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2191042 <1>
      • Summerville - Imbler Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • The Summerville - Imbler Cemetery is located in Union County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Summerville - Imbler Cemetery is located between<8> the communities of Imbler and Summerville.  The cemetery lies less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Summerville.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Summerville - Imbler Cemetery
      • Hilgard Cemetery
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hilgard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hilgard Cemetery is located in Union County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hilgard Cemetery
      • Rock Creek Cemetery
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Indian Creek Cemetery
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Indian Creek Cemetery is located in Union County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Creek Cemetery
      • Rugg Cemetery
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rugg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Rugg Cemetery is located in Union County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rugg Cemetery
      • Elgin Cemetery
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elgin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Elgin Cemetery is located in Union County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elgin Cemetery
      • Wingville Cemetery
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)

    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 Victorian Cemetery:

    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #39512

    The official website for Union County: www.union-county.org/

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

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Union, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Union Victorian Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.2045, Longitude: -117.8584    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <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>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 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.
    <8>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Imbler and Summerville. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.




 

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