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A visit to the Old 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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Old Union Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Union Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Union Cemetery

Lat:   33.3423°   (33° 20' 32")

Lon:   -94.4658°   (-94° 27' 56")

The Old Union Cemetery is located in Bowie County<2>.

The county seat for Bowie County is located in Boston. Boston lies just to the north northeast of the Old Union Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Union Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Irby Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Irby Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Irby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Irby Cemetery is located in Bowie County
  • Berry Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Berry Cemetery is located in Bowie County
  • Barfield Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Barfield Cemetery is located in Bowie County
  • Mt. Obie Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Harris Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harris Cemetery is located in Bowie County
  • Hays Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hays Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hays Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hays Cemetery is located in Bowie County
  • McWright Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McWright Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McWright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McWright Cemetery is located in Bowie County
  • Shipp Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shipp Cemetery
    • The Shipp Cemetery is located in Bowie County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Shipp Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Boston.
    • The Shipp Cemetery has also been known as:
    • McCright Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2297203 <5>
  • Morris Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morris Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Morris Cemetery is located in Bowie County
  • Rea Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rea Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rea Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rea Hill Cemetery is located in Bowie County
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Cass County
  • Center Ridge Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Ridge Cemetery
    • The Center Ridge Cemetery is located in Bowie County
    • The Center Ridge Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Ridge Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #634313 <5>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Cedar Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Bowie County
    • Powell Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Powell Cemetery is located in Bowie County
    • Bell Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bell Cemetery is located in Cass County
    • Collon Plot
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collon Plot
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Collon Plot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Collon Plot is located in Bowie County
    • Runnels Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Runnels Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Runnels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Runnels Cemetery is located in Bowie County
    • Powell Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Powell Cemetery is located in Cass County
    • Rock Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Bowie County
    • Till Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Till Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Till Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Till Cemetery is located in Bowie County
    • New Boston Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Boston Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Boston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Boston Cemetery is located in Bowie County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Union Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Carbondale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carbondale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
    • Carbondale is located in Bowie County
  • Simms
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simms have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simms
    • Simms is located in Bowie County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simms <7>
  • Bassett
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
    • Bassett is located in Bowie County
  • Maud
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
    • Maud is located in Bowie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maud <7>
  • Bryans Mill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans Mill
    • Bryans Mill is located in Cass County
  • Boston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
    • Boston is located in Bowie County
  • New Boston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Marietta
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marietta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
    • Marietta is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marietta <7>
  • Douglassville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Redwater
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Dalby Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalby Springs
    • Dalby Springs is located in Bowie County
  • Hooks
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • De Kalb
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Naples
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
      • Naples is located in Morris County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
      • Former name for Naples:
      • Station Belden
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <7>
    • Victory City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory City
      • Victory City is located in Bowie County
    • Red Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
      • Red Hill is located in Cass County
    • Leary
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leary have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leary
      • Leary is located in Bowie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
    • Redbank
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbank
      • Redbank is located in Bowie County

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 Old Union Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bowie County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Union Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • De Kalb
  • Hooks
    • Hooks lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Old Union Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hooks.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks
  • Naples
  • New Boston
  • Omaha
    • Omaha lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Old Union Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Omaha.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha

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 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 Old Union Cemetery:

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 Old Union Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1375286  (Old Union Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1375286 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Corley
    • County: Bowie         Elev: 99
    • Location given for GNIS #1375286 (Old Union Cemetery)

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

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 Texas' counties, including Bowie, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Old Union Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3423, Longitude: -94.4658       In this case, the coordinates for the Old Union Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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