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:
34.9907, -81.2542
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 York County<2>.
The county seat for York County is located in York. York lies just to the east northeast 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 24 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Union Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Fishing Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lakeview Memory Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Woodlawn Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sharon Associate Reformed Presbyterian Churchyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sharon Associate Reformed Presbyterian Churchyard is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Associate Reformed Presbyterian Churchyard
- The Sharon Associate Reformed Presbyterian Churchyard has also been known as:
- Sharon Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Olivet Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Olivet Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- The Olivet Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Olivet Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #70956 <5>
- Clover Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Canaan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Canaan Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Cemetery
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Cemetery
- Bethlehem Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rowell, Bates, & Campbell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Hills Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Apple Road Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- New Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The New Zion Baptist Church Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Zion Baptist Church Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southwest of Rock Hill.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2156020 <5>
- Barber Memorial Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bowling Green Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kings Mtn. Battleground Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gordon Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Gordon Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Cemetery
- Mullinax Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mullinax Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullinax Cemetery
- Blalock Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Blalock Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blalock Cemetery
- Bullock Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Freedom Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Freedom Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Cemetery
- Grandview Memorial Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Grandview Memorial Park is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Memorial Park
- The Grandview Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Grand View Memorial Park
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- York
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Filbert
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Filbert is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filbert
- Sharon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Zadok ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Zadok is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zadok
- Blairsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blairsville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- McConnells
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Newport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Newport is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Clover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Smyrna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hickory Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hopewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Bowling Green
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Kings Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lowrys
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lowrys is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Rock Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- India Hook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- India Hook is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India Hook
- Tega Cay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Begonia ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Begonia is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Begonia
- Smith
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Smith is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Lake Wylie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Riverview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Riverview is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Cabal
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cabal is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabal
- South Gastonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- South Gastonia is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gastonia
- Grover
(16 miles [25.7 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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in York County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blacksburg
- Clover
- Fort Mill
- Rock Hill
- York
- York lies less than 2 miles<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Union Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for York.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 South Carolina:
- Pages specific to York 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 #1227285 (Union Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1227285 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: York
- Est. Elev: 219 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sharon
- Location given for Union Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.9906906 Lon: -81.2542401
- 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 South Carolina's counties, including York, 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 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. |