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:
35.4231, -85.3655
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 Sequatchie County<2>.
The county seat for Sequatchie County is located in Dunlap. Dunlap lies just to the south 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 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Union Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Welch Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Welch Chapel Cemetery is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Chapel Cemetery
- McWilliams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The McWilliams Cemetery is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams Cemetery
- Dunlap Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Dunlap Cemetery is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap Cemetery
- Davis Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Davis Chapel Cemetery is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Chapel Cemetery
- Hixson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Johnson - Lewis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Johnson - Lewis Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson - Lewis Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Johnson - Lewis Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northeast of Dunlap.
- The Johnson - Lewis Cemetery has also been known as:
- Johnson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14039 <5>
- Lands Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Lands Chapel Cemetery is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lands Chapel Cemetery
- Cordell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Cordell Cemetery is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell Cemetery
- John M. Hixson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The John M. Hixson Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John M. Hixson Cemetery
- The John M. Hixson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hixson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #13437 <5>
- Hughes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Lamb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Lamb Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- McGlothen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The McGlothen Cemetery is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGlothen Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Harvey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Harvey Cemetery is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey Cemetery
- Collier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Collier Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collier Cemetery
- Hatfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hatfield Cemetery is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Hendon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hixson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hixson Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- Dunlap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pailo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pailo is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pailo
- Center Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Center Point is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Brockdell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brockdell is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockdell
- Daus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Daus is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daus
- Flat Top
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Top is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
- Population from the 2010 Census: 422 people
- Brayton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Cartwright
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cartwright is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,261 people
- Palmer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Condra
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Condra is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condra
- Mowbray
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mowbray is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowbray
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,615 people
- Chalybeate
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Soddy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Soddy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy
- Gruetli - Laager
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Daisy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Daisy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Soddy - Daisy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ogden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Pikeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmount
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fairmount is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,825 people
- Graysville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Whitwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Powells Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Powells Crossroads is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Crossroads
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,352 people
- Summer City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Beersheba Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
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 Sequatchie County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dunlap
- Pikeville
- Soddy - Daisy
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 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 Sequatchie 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 #1273183 (Union Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1273183 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: Sequatchie
- Est. Elev: 244 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Airy
- Location given for Union Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.4231232 Lon: -85.365521
- 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 Sequatchie, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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. |