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:
41.9882, -71.5292
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 Providence County<2>.
The county seat for Providence County is located in Providence. Providence lies 12 miles [19.3 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 5 miles [8 km] of the Union Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gaskill Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Blackstone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Polish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Polish Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polish Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Precious Blood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Precious Blood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Micheals Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The St. Micheals Cemetery is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Micheals Cemetery
- St. Charles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Providence Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Buxton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Buxton Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton Cemetery
- Ballou Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ballou Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballou Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. Stanislaus Cemetery is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stanislaus Cemetery
- Chestnut Hill Meeting House Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Norden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Norden Cemetery is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norden Cemetery
- The Norden Cemetery has also been known as:
- Swedish Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2210371 <7>
- Clarks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Clarks Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Cemetery
- Brown & Bucklin Families Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Resurrection Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Resurrection Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resurrection Cemetery
- Rakeville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Rakeville Cemetery is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rakeville Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Union Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Union Village is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
- North Smithfield
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- North Smithfield is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Smithfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,576 people
- North Smithfield
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- North Smithfield is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Smithfield
- Hamlet
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hamlet is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Woonsocket
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Woonsocket is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woonsocket
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
- Branch Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Branch Village is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Village
- Primrose
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Primrose is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
- Blackstone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Blackstone is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,209 people
- Millerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Millerville is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Slatersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Slatersville is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatersville
- Cumberland Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cumberland Hill is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Hill
- East Blackstone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- East Blackstone is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Blackstone
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Millville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Millville is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,236 people
- Smithfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Smithfield is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Hanton City ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hanton City is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanton City
- Hanton City has also been known as:
- Lost City
- Lincoln
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,941 people
- Albion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Albion is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Nasonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Nasonville is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nasonville
- Glendale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Glendale is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Lime Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lime Rock is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Rock
- Cumberland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cumberland is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,207 people
- Cumberland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cumberland is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Whipple
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Whipple is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple
- Spragueville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Spragueville is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spragueville
- Smithfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Smithfield is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,842 people
- Berkeley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Berkeley is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley
- Arnold Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Arnold Mills is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Mills
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 Providence 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 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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Rhode Island:
- Pages specific to Providence 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 #1904366 (Union Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1904366 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: Providence
- Est. Elev: 90 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Georgiaville
- Location given for Union Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.988154 Lon: -71.5292287
- 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 Providence, 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 obstructions 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 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.
|
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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. |