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:
35.1512, -85.5294
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 Marion County<2>.
The county seat for Marion County is located in Jasper. Jasper lies just to the southwest of the Union Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Union Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Union Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gordon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Gordon Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Cemetery
- Walden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Walden Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Gott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Gott Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gott Cemetery
- Shelton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
- Pryor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Pryor Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryor Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Old Union Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Caroline Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Davis Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Powells Crossroads.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11207 <5>
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Turner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Owen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Owen Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Spangler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Spangler Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler Cemetery
- Pryor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Pryor Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryor Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price 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:
- Powells Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Powells Crossroads is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Crossroads
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,352 people
- Whitwell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jasper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Condra
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Condra is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condra
- Vulcan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Vulcan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Cartwright
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cartwright is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,261 people
- Kimball
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Signal Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Whiteside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Whiteside is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
- Signal Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Signal Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Hills
- Fairmount
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fairmount is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,825 people
- White City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- White City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ketchall ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ketchall is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchall
- New Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- Tiftonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tiftonia is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiftonia
- Valley Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Village
- Lake Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Fountain Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fountain Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Village
- Walden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Walden is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,183 people
- Daus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Daus is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daus
- Greentown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greentown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Comfort
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Comfort is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- South Pittsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cole City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cole City is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole City
- Population from the 2010 Census: 127 people
- Red Bank
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lankford Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lankford Town is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Town
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 Marion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Jasper
- Red Bank
- Signal Mountain
- South Pittsburg
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Marion 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 #1310102 (Union Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1310102 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: Marion
- Est. Elev: 215 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Whitwell
- Location given for Union Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.1511862 Lon: -85.5294097
- 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 Marion, 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' 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. |