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:
29.4322, -97.4486
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 Gonzales County<2>.
The county seat for Gonzales County is located in Gonzales. Gonzales lies just to the north 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 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Union Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lone Oak Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- DeWitt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The DeWitt Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeWitt Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Terrysville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Terrysville Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrysville Cemetery
- Pecan Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pecan Branch Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Branch Cemetery
- Gonzales Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Gonzales Memorial Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonzales Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gonzales Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Gonzales.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2150299 <5>
- Oso Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Oso Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oso Cemetery
- Gates Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Gates Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates Cemetery
- Camp Brazil Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Camp Brazil Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Brazil Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Camp Brazil Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Gonzales.
- The Camp Brazil Cemetery has also been known as:
- Woodmen of the World Spanish Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2718 <5>
- Storey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Storey Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storey Cemetery
- Mt. Enon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Enon Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Enon Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Enon Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south of Gonzales.
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Greenwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hodge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Hodge Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge Cemetery
- McKeller Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The McKeller Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeller Cemetery
- Princeville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ruppert Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Ruppert Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruppert Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ruppert Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Cheapside.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6531 <5>
- Denton Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Denton Creek Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton Creek Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Randle Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Randle Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randle Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The King Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 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:
- Summerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Summerville is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Cost
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cost is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cost
- Gonzales
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hamon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hamon is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamon
- Wrightsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Glaze City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Glaze City is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glaze City
- Oak Forest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Forest is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Monthalia ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Monthalia is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monthalia
- Cheapside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cheapside is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheapside
- Kokernot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kokernot is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokernot
- Bebe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hochheim
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Pearl City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pearl City is located in DeWitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Ottine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Smiley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Westhoff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Shiner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sandy Fork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sandy Fork is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Fork
- Leesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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 Gonzales County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gonzales
- Luling
- Moulton
- Shiner
- Smiley
- Waelder
- Yoakum
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 Texas:
- Pages specific to Gonzales 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 #1349038 (Union Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1349038 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: Gonzales
- Est. Elev: 102 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gonzales South
- Location given for Union Cemetery:
- Lat: 29.4321838 Lon: -97.448603
- 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 Texas' counties, including Gonzales, 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- 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. |