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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. 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:

41.5087, -71.1725

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 Newport County<2>.

The county seat for Newport County is located in Newport. Newport lies just to the west 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 26 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Union Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Woodman - Peckham Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Newport Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Newport Memorial Park is located in Newport County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport Memorial Park
  • Brownell - Earle Burial Ground
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Adamsville Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Barker Burying Ground
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hicks - Sowle Burial Ground
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Middletown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Middletown Cemetery is located in Newport County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown Cemetery
  • Westport Point Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Holy Cross Episcopal Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Beech Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Kirby Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Portsmouth Friends Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • St. Columbas Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The St. Columbas Cemetery is located in Newport County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Columbas Cemetery
    • Braman Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Braman Cemetery is located in Newport County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braman Cemetery
    • Common Ground Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Common Ground Cemetery is located in Newport County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Common Ground Cemetery
    • Island Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Newport County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • Coddington Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Governors Graveyard
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Governors Graveyard is located in Newport County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Governors Graveyard
    • The Jewish Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Jewish Cemetery is located in Newport County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Jewish Cemetery
    • Trinity Churchyard Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Arnold Burying Ground
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Arnold Burying Ground is located in Newport County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Burying Ground
    • Almy Burial Ground
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Almy Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Almy Cemetery is located in Bristol County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almy Cemetery
    • Job Almy Family Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Allens Neck Friends Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Allens Neck Friends Cemetery is located in Bristol County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Neck Friends Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Allens Neck Friends Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southwest of New Bedford (MA).
      • The Allens Neck Friends Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bald Hill Meeting House Burying Ground
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #DAR.809 <6>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2208074 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Union Cemetery.

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

  • Little Compton
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Little Compton is located in Newport County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Compton
  • Little Compton
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Little Compton is located in Newport County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Compton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,462 people
  • Sakonnet
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Sakonnet is located in Newport County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sakonnet
  • Acoaxet
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Acoaxet is located in Bristol County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acoaxet
  • Adamsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Adamsville is located in Newport County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
  • Tiverton Four Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Middletown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Middletown is located in Newport County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,803 people
  • Westport Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Westport Point is located in Bristol County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport Point
  • Middletown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Middletown is located in Newport County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Central Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Central Village is located in Bristol County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village
  • Westport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Westport is located in Bristol County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,097 people
  • Tiverton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Tiverton is located in Newport County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,569 people
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    • Newport East
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Newport East is located in Newport County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport East
    • Newport
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Newport is located in Newport County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,412 people
    • Portsmouth
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Portsmouth is located in Newport County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
    • Portsmouth
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Portsmouth is located in Newport County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,108 people
    • Melville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Melville is located in Newport County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
    • Lawtons
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Lawtons is located in Newport County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawtons
    • Brenton Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Brenton Village is located in Newport County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenton Village
    • Tiverton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Tiverton is located in Newport County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton
    • Gidleys Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Gidleys Corner is located in Bristol County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gidleys Corner
    • Bliss Corners
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Bliss Corners is located in Newport County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corners
    • Prudence Island
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Prudence Island is located in Newport County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudence Island
    • Jamestown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jamestown is located in Newport County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,482 people
    • Jamestown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jamestown is located in Newport County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown

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. The following communities are located in Newport 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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Rhode Island:
  • Pages specific to Newport 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 #1901936  (Union Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1901936 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: Newport
      • Est. Elev: 31 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Tiverton
      • Location given for Union Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.5087143     Lon: -71.1725453
      • 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 the state's counties, including Newport, 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 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>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>The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.

    When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.

    <7>The Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission (RIHCC) has created and maintains a database of cemeteries. More information about the RIHCC can be found on their website: rihistoriccemeteries.org.