A visit to the Old 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 Old Union Cemetery ...
The Old Union Cemetery is located in Overton County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Aarons Chapel Church Cemetery
- Allen Chapel Cemetery
- The Allen Chapel Cemetery is located in Overton County
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- Cash Cemetery
- The Cash Cemetery is located in Overton County
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- Concord Cemetery
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Overton County
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- Copeland Cemetery
- The Copeland Cemetery is located in Overton County
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- Crawford Cemetery
- The Crawford Cemetery is located in Overton County
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- Elm Grove Cemetery
- The Elm Grove Cemetery is located in Overton County
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- Fisk Cemetery
- The Fisk Cemetery is located in Overton County
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- Flat Creek Cemetery
- The Flat Creek Cemetery is located in Overton County
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- Franklin Cemetery
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Overton County
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- Gore - Poston Family Cemetery
- Hawkins Family Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Hilham Cemetery
- The Hilham Cemetery is located in Overton County
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- Holly Springs Cemetery
- Johnie Humpy Brown Cemetery
- Mathew Cemetery
- The Mathew Cemetery is located in Overton County
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- Maxwell Chapel Cemetery
- McClaine Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Overton County
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- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
- The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Overton County
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- Poplar Springs Cemetery
- Ruths Chapel Cemetery
- The Ruths Chapel Cemetery is located in Overton County
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- Walnut Grove Cemetery
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Overton County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Algood
- Avoton ‑ Historic
- Avoton is located in Putnam County
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- Bangham Village
- Bangham Village is located in Putnam County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 504 people
- Beaver Hill
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
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- Burristown
- Burristown is located in Jackson County
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- Bushing ‑ Historic
- Bushing is located in Overton County
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- Butlers Landing ‑ Historic
- Butlers Landing is located in Clay County
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- Cave Springs
- Cave Springs is located in Clay County
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- Celina
- Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
- Duncan's Chapel is located in Overton County
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- Free Communion
- Free Communion is located in Overton County
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- Free Hill
- Free Hill is located in Clay County
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- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Gainesboro
- Garretts Mill
- Garretts Mill is located in Overton County
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- Grey ‑ Historic
- Grey is located in Overton County
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- Jeremiah
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
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- Livingston
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
- Mayfield is located in Jackson County
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- Oak Hill
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
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- Oakley
- Oakley is located in Overton County
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- Park Village
- Park Village is located in Putnam County
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- Poteet ‑ Historic
- Poteet is located in Overton County
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- Qualls ‑ Historic
- Qualls is located in Overton County
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- Shennon Village
- Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
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- Taylors Crossroads
- Taylors Crossroads is located in Overton County
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- Whitleyville
- Whitleyville is located in Jackson County
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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 Old Union Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Overton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Celina
- Gainesboro
- Livingston
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Old Union Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Overton 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 Old Union Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1644919 (Old Union Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1644919 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: Overton
- Est. Elev: 312 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hilham
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Overton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Old Union Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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