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A visit to the Union Cemetery ...


The location of the Union Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Union Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Union Cemetery

Lat:   42.9828°   (42° 58' 58")

Lon:   -97.1226°   (-97° 7' 21")

The Union Cemetery is located in Clay County<2>.

The county seat for Clay County is located in Vermillion. Vermillion lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the southeast of the Union Cemetery .

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 South Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Clay 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 Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 22 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.

    • Wakonda
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakonda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakonda
      • Wakonda is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakonda <4>
    • Volin
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Volin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volin
      • Volin is located in Yankton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Volin <4>
    • Gayville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Irene
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irene have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
      • Irene is located in Turner County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irene <4>
    • Valleyview
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
      • Valleyview is located in Yankton County
    • Mission Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Riverside ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Riverside is located in Clay County
    • Bloomingdale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
      • Bloomingdale is located in Clay County
    • Meckling
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Hub City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hub City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub City
      • Hub City is located in Clay County
    • Komstad ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Komstad have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Komstad
      • Komstad is located in Clay County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 12 people
    • Centerville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Centerville is located in Turner County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 870 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <4>
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Mayfield
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
        • Mayfield is located in Yankton County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 208 people
      • Saint Helena
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Helena
        • Saint Helena is located in Cedar County (NE)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Helena <4>
      • Viborg
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Yankton
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankton
        • Yankton is located in Yankton County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,651 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yankton <4>
      • Greenfield
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
        • Greenfield is located in Clay County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 40 people
      • Hooker
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
        • Hooker is located in Turner County
      • Wynot
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynot
        • Wynot is located in Cedar County (NE)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wynot <4>
      • Alsen
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alsen
        • Alsen is located in Clay County
      • Vermillion
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vermillion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermillion
        • Vermillion is located in Clay County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,038 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vermillion <4>
      • Midway
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
        • Midway is located in Yankton County

    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 Clay County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Union Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Union Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Volin Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Volin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Volin Cemetery is located in Yankton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Volin Cemetery
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
    • Bluff Center Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bluff Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bluff Center Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bluff Center Cemetery
    • South Lodi Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Lodi Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The South Lodi Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Lodi Cemetery
    • Columkill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Columkill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Columkill Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Columkill Cemetery
    • Gayville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gayville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gayville Cemetery is located in Yankton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gayville Cemetery
    • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • The Pleasant Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Pleasant Valley Lutheran Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97401 <6>
    • Lodi Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lodi Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lodi Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lodi Cemetery
    • Hillcrest Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Yankton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Yankton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
    • Rosenberg Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosenberg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rosenberg Cemetery is located in Yankton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosenberg Cemetery
    • Mortvedt Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mortvedt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mortvedt Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mortvedt Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Salem Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Salem Cemetery is located in Yankton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
      • Vangen Church Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • The Vangen Church Cemetery is located in Yankton County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Vangen Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Mission Hill.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vangen Church Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2157385 <6>
      • Riverside Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
      • Holland Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Holland Cemetery is located in Turner County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holland Cemetery
      • Hansen Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hansen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hansen Cemetery is located in Turner County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hansen Cemetery
      • Walshtown Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walshtown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Walshtown Cemetery is located in Yankton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walshtown Cemetery
      • Meckling Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meckling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Meckling Cemetery is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meckling Cemetery
      • Taylor Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery

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

    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 #1258690  (Union Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1258690 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: Gayville NE
      • County: Clay         Elev: 430
      • Location given for GNIS #1258690 (Union Cemetery)

    The official website for Clay County: www.claycountysd.org/

    The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.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 South Dakota's counties, including Clay, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Union Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9828, Longitude: -97.1226       In this case, the coordinates for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.




 

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