A visit to the Union 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 Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Union Cemetery (FG ID #46527).
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:
40.5820, -79.7561
The Union Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County<2>.
The county seat for Westmoreland County is located in Greensburg. Greensburg lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the south southeast 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 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Union Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Clemens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The St. Clemens Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Clemens Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Springdale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dugan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Dugan Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugan Cemetery
- Our Lady of Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Deer Creek Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Cemetery
- St. Mark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Greenwood Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Greenwood Memorial Park is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Memorial Park
- Transfiguration Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Bethesda Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Mt. Airy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Airy Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Airy Cemetery
- Millerstown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Unity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bull Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Nichols Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Nichols Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Nichols Cemetery
- Oakmont - Verona Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Run Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Union Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Arnold
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- New Kensington
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Parnassus
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Tarentum
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Brackenridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Springdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Burrell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Natrona
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harwick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cheswick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rural Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Karns
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Russellton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Leechburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Texas
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Plum
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Plum is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,993 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <5>
- Sligo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sligo is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Indianola
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oakmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Verona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Unity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Culmerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Curtisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Penn Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Universal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Weinel Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bagdad
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Freeport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Westmoreland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Freeport
- New Kensington
- Oakmont
- Tarentum
- Verona
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Westmoreland 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #46527
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1190101 (Union Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1190101 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: Westmoreland
- Est. Elev: 287 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: New Kensington West
- Location given for Union Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.5820113 Lon: -79.7547704
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Westmoreland, 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- 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |