A visit to the Free 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 Free Union Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Free Union Cemetery:
38.1210, -78.3733
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Free Union Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Free Union Cemetery is located in Albemarle County<2>.
The county seat for Albemarle County is located in Charlottesville. Charlottesville lies just to the southwest of the Free Union Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Free Union Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Free Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Shackelford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Shackelford Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackelford Cemetery
- Goss Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Goss Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Maple Grove Christian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Holly Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Holly Memorial Gardens is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Memorial Gardens
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Johns Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Cemetery
- Lawrence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Lawrence Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Cemetery
- Rives / Troubetzkoy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Castle Hill - Walker Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Lebanon Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
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- Spring Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Garrison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Garrison Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison Cemetery
- Hildebrand Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hildebrand Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildebrand Cemetery
- Munday Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Munday Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munday Cemetery
- Moon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Moon Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Cemetery
- Coles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Coles Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Cemetery
- Chapman Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Chapman Grove Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Grove Cemetery
- Grace Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Knights Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Free Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Free Union Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gilbert
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gilbert is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Rosena
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rosena is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosena
- Jefferson Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jefferson Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Burnley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Burnley is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnley
- Hollymead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hollymead is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollymead
- Monacan Town ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Monacan Town is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monacan Town
- Eastham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eastham is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastham
- Rio
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rio is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Advance Mills Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Advance Mills Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills Village
- Advance Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Advance Mills is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills
- Advance Mills has also been known as:
- Fray's Mills
- Commonwealth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Commonwealth is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
- Keswick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cobham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cobham is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
- Barboursville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Earlysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Grove is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Shadwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shadwell is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadwell
- Logan Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Logan Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Village
- Barracks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Barracks is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barracks
- Charlottesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Huntington Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Huntington Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington Village
- University Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- University Heights is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- Simeon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Simeon is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simeon
- Rose Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Quinque
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Quinque is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
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 Free Union Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Albemarle County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Free Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Free Union Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Albemarle 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 Free Union Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1690316 (Free Union Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1690316 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: Albemarle
- Est. Elev: 139 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Keswick
- Location given for Free Union Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.1209691 Lon: -78.3733418
- 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 Virginia's counties, including Albemarle, 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- Free 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. |