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 ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Union Cemetery:
36.3865, -85.4264
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Union Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Union Cemetery is located in Overton County<2>.
The county seat for Overton County is located in Livingston. Livingston lies just to the east of the Old Union Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Union Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Old Union Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hilham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Hilham Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilham Cemetery
- Fisk Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Fisk Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisk Cemetery
- Aarons Chapel Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilead Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Flat Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Flat Creek Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek Cemetery
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Johnie Humpy Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maxwell Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gore - Poston Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Allen Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Allen Chapel Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Chapel Cemetery
- Crawford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Crawford Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Ruths Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ruths Chapel Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruths Chapel Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Hawkins Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mathew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mathew Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathew Cemetery
- Elm Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Elm Grove Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- McClaine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Copeland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Copeland Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland Cemetery
- Cash Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Cash Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
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 based on their distance from Old Union Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Livingston
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Grey ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Grey is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey
- Burristown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Burristown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burristown
- Avoton ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Avoton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoton
- Garretts Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Garretts Mill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Mill
- Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Duncan's Chapel is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan's Chapel
- Bangham Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bangham Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangham Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 504 people
- Oak Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Free Communion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Free Communion is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Communion
- Oakley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oakley is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Butlers Landing ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Butlers Landing is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Landing
- Cave Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cave Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Jeremiah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Free Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Free Hill is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Hill
- Algood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Beaver Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Celina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Taylors Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Taylors Crossroads is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Crossroads
- Gainesboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mayfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Park Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Park Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Shennon Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Qualls is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Whitleyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Whitleyville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitleyville
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 like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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
- Location given for Old Union Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3864504 Lon: -85.4263586
- 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 Tennessee's counties, including Overton, 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 from Point A (ie- Old 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. |