A visit to the Union Star 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 Star Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Union Star Cemetery:
35.7842, -84.6569
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Union Star Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Union Star Cemetery is located in Roane County<2>.
The county seat for Roane County is located in Kingston. Kingston lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the Union Star Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Union Star Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Union Star Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Union Star Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Winton Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hornsby Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Hornsby Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Luminary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Luminary Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luminary Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Hagler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hagler Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler Cemetery
- Kindrick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Kindrick Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kindrick Cemetery
- Lands Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Lands Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lands Cemetery
- McPherson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The McPherson Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherson Cemetery
- Underwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Underwood Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood Cemetery
- Abel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Abel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Abel Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Abel Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Glen Alice.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8466 <5>
- Abel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Deatherage Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Deatherage Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deatherage Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Shields Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Shields Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Picket Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Picket Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picket Cemetery
- Shillings Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Shillings Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shillings Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Union Star Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Union Star Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pioneer Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Glen Alice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Glen Alice is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
- Rockwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Morrisgap ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Morrisgap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisgap
- Postoak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Postoak is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Postoak has also been known as:
- Post Oak Springs
- Roddy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Cardiff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cardiff is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Midtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Midtown is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown
- Surprise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- Lakewood Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Laddie Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Laddie Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddie Village
- Kingston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Emory Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Emory Gap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Gap
- Luttrell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harriman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Akeman Crossroad
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Akeman Crossroad is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeman Crossroad
- Prigmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Prigmore is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prigmore
- Spring City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sewee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
- Bazel Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bazel Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazel Town
- Cute ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Philadelphia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cave Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cave Creek is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Creek
- Kries
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kries is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kries
- Oakdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Oakdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Crab Orchard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jewett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jewett is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
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 Star Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Roane County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Union Star Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cardiff
- Kingston
- Oakdale
- Rockwood
- Spring City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Star Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Roane 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 Star Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1273255 (Union Star Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1273255 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: Roane
- Est. Elev: 233 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rockwood
- Location given for Union Star Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.7842395 Lon: -84.6568826
- 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 Roane, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Union Star 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. |