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:
40.8701, -77.6183
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 Centre County<2>.
The county seat for Centre County is located in Bellefonte. Bellefonte lies just to the west northwest 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 21 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Union Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Centre Hill Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Heckman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Heckman Cemetery is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckman Cemetery
- Mountain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mountain Cemetery is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Cemetery
- Paradise Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Paradise Cemetery is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Lick Run Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bellefonte City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46531 <5>
- St. Johns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Reformed Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Reformed Cemetery is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reformed Cemetery
- Centre County Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Centre County Memorial Park is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre County Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Centre County Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of State College.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44556 <5>
- Shiloh Lutheran Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Shiloh Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Lutheran Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shiloh Lutheran Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of State College.
- The Shiloh Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shiloh Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1885601 <5>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Schencks Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Schencks Cemetery is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schencks Cemetery
- Trcziyulny Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Trcziyulny Cemetery is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trcziyulny Cemetery
- Benner Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Benner Cemetery is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benner Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Old Salem Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Cemetery
- Meyer Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Meyer Cemetery is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyer Cemetery
- Slab Cabin Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Slab Cabin Cemetery is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Cabin Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
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:
- Spring Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Centre Hall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Centre Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Centre Hill is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Hill
- Penn Hall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Penn Hall is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Hall
- Zion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Zion is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Potters Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Potters Mills is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Mills
- Zerby
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Zerby is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zerby
- Fruittown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fruittown is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruittown
- Madisonburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Madisonburg is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonburg
- Pleasant Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Millheim
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Axemann
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Axemann is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axemann
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Coburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Aaronsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jacksonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jacksonville is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Bellefonte
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Linden Hall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Linden Hall is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden Hall
- Curtin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Curtin is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtin
- Howard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Milroy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ingleby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ingleby is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleby
- Rebersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Central City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Central City is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Milesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Houserville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Houserville is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houserville
- Lemont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Panorama Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Panorama Village is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Village
- Boalsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lamar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Abdera
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Abdera is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abdera
- Wingate
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wingate is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
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 Centre County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aaronsburg
- Bellefonte
- Centre Hall
- Millheim
- Milroy
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 professional and volunteer 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:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Centre 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 #1190111 (Union Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1190111 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: Centre
- Est. Elev: 385 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Spring Mills
- Location given for Union Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.8700646 Lon: -77.6183301
- 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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Centre, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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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