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 ...

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

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

Lat:   40.3684°   (40° 22' 6")

Lon:   -75.6299°   (-75° 37' 47")

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

The county seat for Berks County is located in Reading. Reading lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west of the Union Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Union Cemetery.<4>

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

• Weller Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weller Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Weller Cemetery is located in Berks County
• Hill Church Union Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Church Union Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Church Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Hill Church Union Cemetery is located in Berks County
• Fairview Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
  • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Berks County
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44803 <5>
• Union Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Union Cemetery is located in Berks County
• Hereford Mennonite Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hereford Mennonite Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hereford Mennonite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Hereford Mennonite Cemetery is located in Berks County
• Mountain Marys Grave
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain Marys Grave
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain Marys Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Mountain Marys Grave is located in Berks County
• St. Pauls Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
• Christ Union Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christ Union Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christ Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Christ Union Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
• St. Francis Catholic Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis Catholic Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Francis Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The St. Francis Catholic Cemetery is located in Berks County
• Bethesda Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethesda Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethesda Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
• St. Pauls Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Berks County
• Fritz Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fritz Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fritz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Fritz Cemetery is located in Berks County
• Continue List   (9 more) ...
  • Falkner Swamp Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Falkner Swamp Cemetery
    • The Falkner Swamp Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Falkner Swamp Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in the vicinity of New Hanover
    • The Falkner Swamp Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Falker Swamp Cemetery
    • Be careful, some people have confused the Falkner Swamp Cemetery with the Union Cemetery and the .
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44837 <5>
  • Falkner Swamp Reformed Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Falkner Swamp Reformed Church Cemetery
    • The Falkner Swamp Reformed Church Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Falkner Swamp Reformed Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in the vicinity of New Hanover
    • The Falkner Swamp Reformed Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Falkner Swamp United Church of Christ Cemetery
    • Hollowbush Cemetery
    • Be careful, some people have confused the Falkner Swamp Reformed Church Cemetery with the Union Cemetery and the .
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2521127 <5>
  • New Hanover Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hanover Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • The New Hanover Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • The New Hanover Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Swamp Lutheran Church Cemetery
  • Rauch Hertzog Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rauch Hertzog Cemetery
    • The Rauch Hertzog Cemetery is located in Berks County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2285444 <5>
  • Huff Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huff Union Cemetery
    • The Huff Union Cemetery is located in Berks County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Huff Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in the vicinity of Huffs Church
    • The Huff Union Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Huff Union Church Cemetery
    • Huff's Evangelical Church Cemetery
    • Huff's Union Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45157 <5>
  • Oley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oley Cemetery is located in Berks County
  • Hanawas Sachem Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hanawas Sachem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hanawas Sachem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hanawas Sachem Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
  • St. Johns Greek Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Greek Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Greek Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Johns Greek Catholic Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
  • Shalkop Burial Ground
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shalkop Burial Ground
    • The Shalkop Burial Ground is located in Montgomery County
    • The Shalkop Burial Ground has also been known as:
    • Antes Cemetery
    • Antes - Shalkop Burial Ground

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 30 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.

• Bechtelsville
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bechtelsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bechtelsville
  • Bechtelsville is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 949 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bechtelsville <6>
• Eshbach
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eshbach
  • Eshbach is located in Berks County
• Indian Springs Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Springs Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs Village
  • Indian Springs Village is located in Berks County
• Boyertown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyertown
  • Boyertown is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,058 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyertown <6>
• Congo
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
  • Congo is located in Montgomery County
• Lyons
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyons have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
  • Lyons is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
• Gilbertsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gilbertsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertsville
  • Gilbertsville is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbertsville <6>
• Dale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
  • Dale is located in Berks County
• Colebrookdale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Colebrookdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrookdale
  • Colebrookdale is located in Berks County
• Landis Store
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Landis Store. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landis Store
  • Landis Store is located in Berks County
• Pleasant Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pleasant Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
  • Pleasant Run is located in Montgomery County
• Ironstone
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ironstone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironstone
  • Ironstone is located in Berks County
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  • New Hanover
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hanover
    • New Hanover is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Hanover <6>
  • Anise
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Anise. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anise
    • Anise is located in Montgomery County
  • Fruitville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville
    • Fruitville is located in Montgomery County
  • Huffs Church
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffs Church
    • Huffs Church is located in Berks County
  • Pikeville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
    • Pikeville is located in Berks County
  • Manatawny
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manatawny
    • Manatawny is located in Berks County
  • Halfway House
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halfway House have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway House
    • Halfway House is located in Montgomery County
  • Palm
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm
    • Palm is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palm <6>
  • Rittenhouse Gap
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittenhouse Gap
    • Rittenhouse Gap is located in Berks County
  • Lobachsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobachsville
    • Lobachsville is located in Berks County
  • Griesemersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Griesemersville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griesemersville
    • Griesemersville is located in Berks County
  • Yellow House
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Yellow House. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow House
    • Yellow House is located in Berks County
  • Pottsgrove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsgrove
    • Pottsgrove is located in Montgomery County
  • Fagleysville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagleysville
    • Fagleysville is located in Montgomery County
  • Red Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
    • Red Hill is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,357 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Hill <6>
  • Pennsburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsburg
    • Pennsburg is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,853 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pennsburg <6>
  • East Greenville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenville
    • East Greenville is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,937 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Greenville <6>
  • Red Lion
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Lion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
    • Red Lion is located in Berks County

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 Berks County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

• Bechtelsville
  • Bechtelsville lies less than 2 miles<3> to the North (N) of the Union Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bechtelsville.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bechtelsville
• Boyertown
  • Boyertown lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Union Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Boyertown.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyertown
• Pennsburg
  • Pennsburg lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Union Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pennsburg.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsburg

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Pennsylvania:
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
• Pages specific to Berks County:
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
• Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Bucks County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Carbon County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Chester County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Delaware County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Lancaster County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Lehigh County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Montgomery County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Northampton County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Philadelphia County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Schuylkill County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
• Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • From Cyndi's List:
  • Cemeteries of Pennsylvania
  • Cemeteries of Berks County
  • Cemetery Junction:
  • Directory for Pennsylvania
  • From FamilySearch:
  • Cemeteries Wiki for Pennsylvania
  • From Interment.net:
  • Cemeteries of Pennsylvania
  • Cemeteries of Berks
• About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
  • Although we don't have a link to the Union Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
  • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

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 #1190094  (Union Cemetery)
  • Note: GNIS record #1190094 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: Boyertown
  • County: Berks         Elev: 127
  • Location given for GNIS #1190094 (Union Cemetery)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Berks County: www.co.berks.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/