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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. 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 Union Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the 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 Union Cemetery

Lat:   29.4322°   (29° 25' 55")

Lon:   -97.4486°   (-97° 26' 54")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the DeWitt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the DeWitt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The DeWitt Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
  • Watson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Watson Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
  • Terrysville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Terrysville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Terrysville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Terrysville Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
  • Pecan Branch Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pecan Branch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pecan Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pecan Branch Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
  • Gonzales Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gonzales Memorial Cemetery
    • The Gonzales Memorial Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oso Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oso Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oso Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
  • Gates Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gates Cemetery
    • The Gates Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
  • Camp Brazil Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camp Brazil Cemetery
    • The Camp Brazil Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Storey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Storey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Storey Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
  • Mt. Enon Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Enon Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Mt. Enon Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • The Mt. Enon Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Enon Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north of Gonzales.
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
    • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Hodge Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hodge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hodge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hodge Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
    • McKeller Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKeller Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKeller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McKeller Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
    • Princeville Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Princeville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Princeville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Princeville Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6182 <5>
    • Ruppert Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ruppert Cemetery
      • The Ruppert Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ruppert Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Cheapside.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6531 <5>
    • Denton Creek Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Denton Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Denton Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Denton Creek Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
    • Ellis Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ellis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ellis Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
    • Randle Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Randle Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Randle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Randle Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
    • King Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the King Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The King Cemetery is located in Gonzales County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 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.

  • Cost
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cost have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cost
    • Cost is located in Gonzales County
  • Gonzales
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Hamon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamon
    • Hamon is located in Gonzales County
  • Wrightsboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wrightsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsboro
    • Wrightsboro is located in Gonzales County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wrightsboro <7>
  • Glaze City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glaze City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glaze City
    • Glaze City is located in Gonzales County
  • Oak Forest
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oak Forest. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
    • Oak Forest is located in Gonzales County
  • Monthalia ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monthalia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monthalia
    • Monthalia is located in Gonzales County
  • Cheapside
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheapside
    • Cheapside is located in Gonzales County
  • Kokernot
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kokernot. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokernot
    • Kokernot is located in Gonzales County
  • Bebe
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Hochheim
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hochheim. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hochheim
    • Hochheim is located in DeWitt County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hochheim <7>
  • Pearl City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
    • Pearl City is located in DeWitt County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Ottine
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ottine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottine
      • Ottine is located in Gonzales County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottine <7>
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Fork
      • Sandy Fork is located in Gonzales County
    • 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.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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:

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: GNIS record #1349038 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: Gonzales South
    • County: Gonzales         Elev: 102
    • Location given for GNIS #1349038 (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 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Union Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.4322, Longitude: -97.4486       In this case, the coordinates for the 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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