A visit to the Union Home 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 Home Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Union Home 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 Home Cemetery
Lat: 41.2289° (41° 13' 44")
Lon: -80.0684° (-80° 4' 6")
The Union Home Cemetery is located in Mercer County<2>.
The county seat for Mercer County is located in Mercer. Mercer lies just to the west of the Union Home Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Union Home Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Union Home Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Carroll Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carroll Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carroll Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Carroll Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Beloved Disciple Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beloved Disciple Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beloved Disciple Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Beloved Disciple Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Woodland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodland Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Mt. Irwin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Irwin Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Irwin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Irwin Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Zahniser Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zahniser Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zahniser Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Zahniser Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gadsby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gadsby Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gadsby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Gadsby Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Hendersonville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hendersonville Cemetery
- The Hendersonville Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- The Hendersonville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Henderson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1527739 <5>
- Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Center Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Harmony Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmony Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Pleasantview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasantview Cemetery
- The Pleasantview Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Woods Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woods Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woods Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Yankee Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yankee Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yankee Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Yankee Hill Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Hill Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Sandy Lake.
- The Oak Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sandy Lake Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45647 <5>
- Bethany Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Old Cool Spring Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Cool Spring Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Cool Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Old Cool Spring Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Findley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Courtney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Courtney Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Courtney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Courtney Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Mercer Citizens Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mercer Citizens Cemetery
- The Mercer Citizens Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- The Mercer Citizens Cemetery has also been known as:
- Citizens Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Union Home Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Union Home Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Perrys Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corners
- Perrys Corners is located in Mercer County
- Enterprise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Mercer County
- Perrine Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrine Corners
- Perrine Corners is located in Mercer County
- Kilgore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kilgore. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
- Kilgore is located in Mercer County
- Jackson Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jackson Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Center
- Jackson Center is located in Mercer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson Center <7>
- Barkeyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barkeyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkeyville
- Barkeyville is located in Venango County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barkeyville <7>
- Swamproot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamproot
- Swamproot is located in Mercer County
- Henderson Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Station
- Henderson Station is located in Venango County
- Stoneboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Harrisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nectarine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nectarine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
- Nectarine is located in Venango County
- Courtneys Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Courtneys Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtneys Mills
- Courtneys Mills is located in Mercer County
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bullion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bullion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Bullion is located in Venango County
- Pearl
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Pearl is located in Venango County
- Sandy Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mercer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Millburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millburn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- Millburn is located in Mercer County
- North Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Liberty. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- North Liberty is located in Mercer County
- Forestville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Forestville is located in Butler County
- Leesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Leesburg is located in Mercer County
- Clintonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clintonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Clintonville is located in Venango County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clintonville <7>
- Coolspring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolspring
- Coolspring is located in Mercer County
- Slippery Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Branchton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchton
- Branchton is located in Butler County
- Bovard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bovard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovard
- Bovard is located in Butler County
- Murrinsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Murrinsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrinsville
- Murrinsville is located in Butler County
- Fredonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Home Cemetery. The following communities are located in Mercer County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Union Home Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Mercer
- Sandy Lake
- Stoneboro
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Home Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Mercer 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 Home 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 Home Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1190160 (Union Home Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1190160 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: Grove City
- County: Mercer Elev: 398
- Location given for GNIS #1190160 (Union Home Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Mercer County: www.mcc.co.mercer.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 Mercer, 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 Home Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2289, Longitude: -80.0684 In this case, the coordinates for the Union Home 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> | 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |