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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 ...

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:   40.5590°   (40° 33' 32")

Lon:   -77.3889°   (-77° 23' 20")

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

The county seat for Juniata County is located in Mifflintown. Mifflintown lies just to the north northwest of the Union Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Union Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Cedar Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grove Cemetery
    • The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Juniata County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedar Grove Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Mifflintown.
  • Diven Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Diven Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Diven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Diven Cemetery is located in Juniata County
  • Rothrock Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rothrock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rothrock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rothrock Cemetery is located in Juniata County
  • Church Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Church Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Church Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Church Hill Cemetery is located in Juniata County
  • Bookwalter Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bookwalter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bookwalter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bookwalter Cemetery is located in Juniata County
  • Adams Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Adams Cemetery is located in Juniata County
  • St. Stephens Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stephens Lutheran Cemetery
    • The St. Stephens Lutheran Cemetery is located in Juniata County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Stephens Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Mifflin.
    • The St. Stephens Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Stephens Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1981847 <5>
  • Kilmer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kilmer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kilmer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kilmer Cemetery is located in Juniata County
  • Locust Run Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Locust Run Cemetery
    • The Locust Run Cemetery is located in Juniata County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Locust Run Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Locust Run.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45311 <5>
  • Lower Tuscarora Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lower Tuscarora Church Cemetery
    • The Lower Tuscarora Church Cemetery is located in Juniata County
    • The Lower Tuscarora Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Academia Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45327 <5>
  • Lantz Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lantz Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lantz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lantz Cemetery is located in Juniata County
  • Alfarata Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alfarata Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alfarata Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Alfarata Cemetery is located in Mifflin County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Lost Creek Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lost Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lost Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lost Creek Cemetery is located in Juniata County
    • Millers Tomb
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Millers Tomb
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Millers Tomb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Millers Tomb is located in Mifflin County
    • Henry Memorial Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henry Memorial Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henry Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Henry Memorial Cemetery is located in Juniata County
    • Eshcol Memorial Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eshcol Memorial Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eshcol Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Eshcol Memorial Cemetery is located in Perry County
    • Bull Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bull Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bull Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bull Hill Cemetery is located in Perry County
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Juniata County
    • Mt. Rock Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Rock Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Rock Cemetery is located in Mifflin County
    • Lind Memorial Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lind Memorial Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lind Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lind Memorial Cemetery is located in Mifflin County
    • Thompson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Juniata County
    • Thompson's Lock Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson's Lock Cemetery
      • The Thompson's Lock Cemetery is located in Juniata County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Thompson's Lock Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Thompsontown.
      • The Thompson's Lock Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Thompson Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46466 <5>

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 Cemetery.

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

  • Mifflintown
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Port Royal
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Mifflin
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
    • Mifflin is located in Juniata County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
  • Old Port
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Port
    • Old Port is located in Juniata County
  • Mexico
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mexico have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
    • Mexico is located in Juniata County
  • Locust Run
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Run
    • Locust Run is located in Juniata County
  • Ickesburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ickesburg
    • Ickesburg is located in Perry County
  • Thompsontown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Paintersville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Paintersville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintersville
    • Paintersville is located in Mifflin County
  • Doyles Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Doyles Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyles Mills
    • Doyles Mills is located in Juniata County
  • Eshcol
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eshcol
    • Eshcol is located in Perry County
  • Alfarata
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alfarata. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfarata
    • Alfarata is located in Mifflin County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • McAlisterville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McAlisterville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAlisterville
      • McAlisterville is located in Juniata County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McAlisterville <6>
    • Lewistown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Swales
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swales
      • Swales is located in Juniata County
    • Burnham
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
      • Burnham is located in Mifflin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnham <6>
    • Highland Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
      • Highland Park is located in Mifflin County
    • Lewistown Junction
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown Junction
      • Lewistown Junction is located in Mifflin County
    • Juniata Terrace
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Juniata Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata Terrace
      • Juniata Terrace is located in Mifflin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
    • Kistler
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kistler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
      • Kistler is located in Perry County
    • McClure
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClure have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure
      • McClure is located in Snyder County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 919 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McClure <6>
    • Yeagertown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Elliottsburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsburg
      • Elliottsburg is located in Perry County
    • Millerstown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Bannerville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bannerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannerville
      • Bannerville is located in Snyder County
    • Honey Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Honey Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
      • Honey Creek is located in Mifflin 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 Juniata 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 first visit 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:

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 #1193580  (Union Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1193580 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: Mifflintown
    • County: Juniata         Elev: 172
    • Location given for GNIS #1193580 (Union Cemetery)

The official website for Juniata County: www.co.juniata.pa.us/

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

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 Juniata, 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' 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: 40.5590, Longitude: -77.3889       In this case, the coordinates for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<7>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.




 

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