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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:   32.0324°   (32° 1' 56")

Lon:   -95.9658°   (-95° 57' 56")

The Union Cemetery is located in Henderson County<2>.

The county seat for Henderson County is located in Athens. Athens lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Union Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Union Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Patterson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patterson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patterson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Patterson Cemetery is located in Henderson County
  • Post Oak Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Post Oak Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Post Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Post Oak Cemetery is located in Henderson County
  • Willow Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willow Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willow Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Willow Springs Cemetery is located in Henderson County
  • Judson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Princeton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Princeton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Princeton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Princeton Cemetery is located in Navarro County
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Anderson County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethel Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Bethel.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1978276 <5>
  • Price Chapel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Price Chapel Cemetery
    • The Price Chapel Cemetery is located in Anderson County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Price Chapel Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north of Athens.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6179 <5>
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Henderson County
  • Stafford Tucker Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Goodgame Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodgame Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodgame Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Goodgame Cemetery is located in Henderson County
  • Jackson Quarters Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Quarters Cemetery
    • The Jackson Quarters Cemetery is located in Anderson County
    • The Jackson Quarters Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Jackson Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4475 <5>
  • Rock Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Church Cemetery
    • The Rock Church Cemetery is located in Anderson County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rock Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Bethel.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1057072 <5>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Modoc Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Modoc Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Modoc Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Modoc Cemetery is located in Henderson County
    • Owen Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Owen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Owen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Owen Cemetery is located in Henderson County
    • Stean Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stean Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stean Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stean Cemetery is located in Henderson County
    • Petersburg Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Petersburg Cemetery
      • The Petersburg Cemetery is located in Navarro County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Petersburg Cemetery is located 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the west of Corsicana.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5964 <5>
    • Walnut Creek Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walnut Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Walnut Creek Cemetery is located in Henderson County
    • Malakoff Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Malakoff Cemetery
      • The Malakoff Cemetery is located in Henderson County
      • The Malakoff Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Malakoff City Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5025 <5>
    • Jackson Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Anderson County
    • Shaw Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shaw Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shaw Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shaw Cemetery is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6867 <5>
    • Richardson Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richardson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richardson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Richardson Cemetery is located in Henderson County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 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.

  • Cross Roads
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
    • Cross Roads is located in Henderson County
  • Cayuga
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cayuga. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
    • Cayuga is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayuga <7>
  • Bethel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
    • Bethel is located in Anderson County
  • Blackfoot
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blackfoot. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfoot
    • Blackfoot is located in Anderson County
  • Springfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Springfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
    • Springfield is located in Anderson County
  • Malakoff
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malakoff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malakoff
    • Malakoff is located in Henderson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,314 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malakoff <7>
  • Trinidad
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Greens Bluff
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greens Bluff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Bluff
    • Greens Bluff is located in Anderson County
  • Yard ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yard
    • Yard is located in Anderson County
  • Bradford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
    • Bradford is located in Anderson County
  • Caney City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caney City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney City
    • Caney City is located in Henderson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
  • Ward
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ward. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
    • Ward is located in Anderson County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Star Harbor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Harbor
      • Star Harbor is located in Henderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
    • Pine Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
      • Pine Grove is located in Henderson County
    • Log Cabin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Log Cabin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Cabin
      • Log Cabin is located in Henderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 785 people
    • Bois d'Arc
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bois d'Arc. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bois d'Arc
      • Bois d'Arc is located in Anderson County
    • Athens
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
      • Athens is located in Henderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,770 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <7>
    • Winkler
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler
      • Winkler is located in Freestone County
    • Tennessee Colony
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Goodlow
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodlow
      • Goodlow is located in Navarro County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
      • Goodlow has also been known as:
      • Goodlow Park
    • Massey Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey Lake
      • Massey Lake is located in Anderson County
    • Kerens
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Montalba
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montalba have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montalba
      • Montalba is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montalba <7>

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 Henderson County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Athens
    • Athens lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Union Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Athens.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Kerens
    • Kerens lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Union Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kerens.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerens
  • Malakoff

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 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:

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 #1349040  (Union Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1349040 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: Cross Roads
    • County: Henderson         Elev: 103
    • Location given for GNIS #1349040 (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 Henderson, 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 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: 32.0324, Longitude: -95.9658       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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