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A visit to the Union Hill 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 Hill Cemetery ...

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

30.5991, -95.6249

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

The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Walker County<2>.

The county seat for Walker County is located in Huntsville. Huntsville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Union Hill Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Union Hill Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Union Hill Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Martha Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Martha Chapel Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha Chapel Cemetery
  • Holloway Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Holloway Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway Cemetery
  • Hightower Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hightower Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower Cemetery
  • Allen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Allen Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
  • Lee Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Lee Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
  • Farris Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Farris Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farris Cemetery
  • Hume Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hume Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume Cemetery
  • Union Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
  • Mitchell Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
  • South Side Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The South Side Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Side Cemetery
  • Brushy Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Brushy Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Cemetery
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Wood Family Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Wood Family Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
      • The Wood Family Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Family Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2437325 <5>
    • St. Joseph Elmina Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Prison Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Prison Cemetery is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prison Cemetery
    • Sam Houston Grave
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Sam Houston Grave is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sam Houston Grave
    • Harper Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Harper Cemetery is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
    • Foster Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Foster Cemetery is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
    • Foster Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Foster Cemetery is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
    • Ross Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Ross Cemetery is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
    • Bays Chapel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Bays Chapel Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bays Chapel Cemetery
    • Calvary Road Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Calvary Road Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Road Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Road Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest of Willis.
      • The Calvary Road Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Lakeview Cemetery
      • Plainview Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2394994 <5>
    • Shepard Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Shepard Hill Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard Hill Cemetery
      • The Shepard Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Danville Shepard Hill Cemetery
      • Old Danville Cemetery
      • Old Danville Family Cemetery
      • Shepard Cemetery
      • Shephard Hill Cemetery
      • Sheperd Hill Cemetery
      • Shepperd Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6876 <5>
    • Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Hill Cemetery is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
    • Blackjack Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Blackjack Cemetery is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack Cemetery
    • Oakwood Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
    • North Side Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The North Side Cemetery is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Side Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Union Hill Cemetery.

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

  • Goshen ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Goshen is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
  • Barado
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Barado is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barado
  • New Waverly
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Elmina
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Elmina is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmina
  • Huntsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Danville ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Danville is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Wesley Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Wesley Grove is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Grove
  • Richards
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Dacus
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Dacus is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacus
  • Montgomery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Willis
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Willis is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,122 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willis <6>
  • Shiro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Panorama Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Panorama Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,446 people
    • Dodge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Apolonia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Apolonia is located in Grimes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apolonia
    • Dobbin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Roans Prairie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Oakhurst
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)

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 Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Walker County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Anderson
  • Conroe
    • Conroe lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Union Hill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Conroe.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conroe
  • Dodge
    • Dodge lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Union Hill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dodge.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
  • Huntsville
  • Montgomery
  • Shiro
  • Willis

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 Hill Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Walker 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 Hill Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1382895  (Union Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1382895 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: Walker
      • Est. Elev: 90 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Moore Grove
      • Location given for Union Hill Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.599087     Lon: -95.6249453
      • 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 Walker, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Union Hill 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.