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:
35.9998, -83.7880
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 west southwest of the Union Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 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.
- Perry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Plumlee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Plumlee Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumlee Cemetery
- Bair Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Bair Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bair Cemetery
- Turley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Turley Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turley Cemetery
- Armstrong Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Cemetery
- Bounds Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bounds Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bounds Cemetery
- Bounds Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bounds Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bounds Cemetery
- Armstrong Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Old Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Cemetery
- McCubbins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The McCubbins Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCubbins Cemetery
- Cobbs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Cobbs Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs Cemetery
- Burroughs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Burroughs Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burroughs Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Biagiotti Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Biagiotti Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biagiotti Cemetery
- England - Legg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- East Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jack Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Jack Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Dailey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Dailey Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey Cemetery
- McMillan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The McMillan Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan Cemetery
- Beal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Beal Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beal Cemetery
- Sherrod Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sherrod Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrod Cemetery
- Strong Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Wooddale
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wooddale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooddale
- Riverdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Riverdale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Highpoint ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Highpoint is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
- John Sevier
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- John Sevier is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Sevier
- McMillan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- McMillan is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan
- Lyonton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lyonton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonton
- Mascot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mascot is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,411 people
- Sentertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sentertown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentertown
- Peters Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Peters Mill is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Mill
- Thorn Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Thorn Grove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Grove
- Park City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Park City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Whites Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whites Village is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Village
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Shooks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shooks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks
- Maloneyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maloneyville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maloneyville
- Skaggston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Skaggston is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggston
- Beverly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Beverly is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Knoxville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Colonial Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Strawberry Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Greenway is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Seymour
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oak City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oak City is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
- Boyds Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Boyds Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Creek
- Murphy Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Murphy Hills is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Hills
- Fountain City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fountain City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain City
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 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
- Seymour
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 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 #1273189 (Union Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1273189 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: 287 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shooks Gap
- Location given for Union Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9998072 Lon: -83.7879569
- 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |