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:
36.0692, -83.8438
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 Knox County<2>.
The county seat for Knox County is located in Knoxville. Knoxville lies just to the south southwest of the Union Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Union Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Luttrell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Luttrell Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell Cemetery
- Murphy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Murphy Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
- Murphy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Murphy Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
- Cardwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Cardwell Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Cemetery
- Meadowlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Meadowlawn Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlawn Cemetery
- Old Poor Farm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Major Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Major Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Major Cemetery
- Tindell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Tindell Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tindell Cemetery
- Coupland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Coupland Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coupland Cemetery
- Tindell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Tindell Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tindell Cemetery
- Anderson - Gouffon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Turley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Turley Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turley Cemetery
- Biagiotti Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Biagiotti Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biagiotti Cemetery
- England - Legg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Croft Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Croft Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft Cemetery
- Shipe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Shipe Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipe Cemetery
- Shipe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Shipe Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipe Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Shell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Shell Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Cemetery
- Bright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bright Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Varner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Armstrong Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Cemetery
- Bair Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bair Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bair Cemetery
- Burroughs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Burroughs Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burroughs Cemetery
- Strong Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Trout Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Trout Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout 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 Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Union Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sentertown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sentertown is located in Knox County
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- Maloneyville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Maloneyville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maloneyville
- John Sevier
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- John Sevier is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Sevier
- McMillan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- McMillan is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan
- Beverly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beverly is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Skaggston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Skaggston is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggston
- Murphy Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Murphy Hills is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Hills
- Fountain City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain City
- Greenway
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenway is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Highpoint ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Highpoint is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
- Mascot
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mascot is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,411 people
- Halls
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Halls is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Park City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Park City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Wooddale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wooddale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooddale
- Corryton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lyonton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lyonton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonton
- Dante
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dante is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dante
- Knoxville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Paulette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Paulette is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulette
- Riverdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Riverdale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Strawberry Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Zacharytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Zacharytown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zacharytown
- Plainview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Plainview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,184 people
- Whites Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Whites Village is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Village
- Thorn Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Thorn Grove is located in Knox County
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- Blaine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Knox County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fountain City
- Knoxville
- Mascot
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 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 Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Knox 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 #1273187 (Union Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1273187 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: Knox
- Est. Elev: 327 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: John Sevier
- Location given for Union Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.0692496 Lon: -83.8437947
- 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 Knox, 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' (or 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- 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. |
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