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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. 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:

32.0324, -95.9658

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 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 .

Open a Google Map centered on the Union Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 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)
    • The Patterson Cemetery is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
  • Post Oak Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Post Oak Cemetery is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Cemetery
  • Willow Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Willow Springs Cemetery is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs Cemetery
  • Judson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Princeton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Princeton Cemetery is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
    • 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)
    • The Price Chapel Cemetery is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Chapel Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Price Chapel Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south of Athens.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6179 <5>
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
  • Stafford Tucker Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Goodgame Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Goodgame Cemetery is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodgame Cemetery
  • Jackson Quarters Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Jackson Quarters Cemetery is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Quarters Cemetery
    • 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)
    • The Rock Church Cemetery is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Church Cemetery
    • 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 east of Bethel.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1057072 <5>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Modoc Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Modoc Cemetery is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc Cemetery
    • Owen Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Owen Cemetery is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen Cemetery
    • Stean Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Stean Cemetery is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stean Cemetery
    • Steen Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Steen Cemetery is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Steen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Malakoff.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2171619 <5>
    • Petersburg Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Petersburg Cemetery is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Petersburg Cemetery is located 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the east of Corsicana.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5964 <5>
    • Walnut Creek Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Walnut Creek Cemetery is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek Cemetery
    • Malakoff Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Malakoff Cemetery is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malakoff Cemetery
      • 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)
      • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
    • Shaw Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Richardson Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Richardson Cemetery is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery

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)
    • Cross Roads is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
  • Cayuga
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Bethel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Bethel is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
  • Malakoff
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Blackfoot
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Blackfoot is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfoot
  • Springfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Springfield is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Trinidad
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Greens Bluff
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Greens Bluff is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Bluff
  • Yard ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Yard is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yard
  • Bradford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Bradford is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
  • Caney City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Caney City is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
  • Ward
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Ward is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Star Harbor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Star Harbor is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Harbor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
    • Pine Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Pine Grove is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
    • Log Cabin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Log Cabin is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Cabin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 785 people
    • Bois d'Arc
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Bois d'Arc is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bois d'Arc
    • Athens
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Athens is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,770 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <6>
    • Winkler
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Winkler is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler
    • Tennessee Colony
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Goodlow
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Goodlow is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodlow
      • 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)
      • Massey Lake is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey Lake
    • Kerens
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Montalba
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)

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 first turn to 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:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Henderson 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 #1349040  (Union Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1349040 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: Henderson
      • Est. Elev: 103 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Cross Roads
      • Location given for Union Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.0323814     Lon: -95.9657986
      • 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 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- 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.