A visit to the Second 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 Second Union Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Second Union Cemetery:
37.6771, -77.2883
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Second Union Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Second Union Cemetery is located in Hanover County<2>.
The county seat for Hanover County is located in Hanover. Hanover lies just to the northwest of the Second Union Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Second Union Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Second Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Enon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Enon Cemetery is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Cemetery
- New Bethesda Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The New Bethesda Cemetery is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethesda Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Gethsemane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Gethsemane Cemetery is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane Cemetery
- Abraham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Abraham Cemetery is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abraham Cemetery
- Signal Hill Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Beulah Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Beulah Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- The Beulah Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beulah Cemetery
- Cool Spring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Cool Spring Cemetery is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring Cemetery
- Cold Harbor National Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Cemetery
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- McKendree Methodist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Luther Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Luther Cemetery is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther Cemetery
- Epworth Methodist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wickham Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Wickham Family Cemetery is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickham Family Cemetery
- The Wickham Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hickory Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Hermon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Hermon Cemetery is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hermon Cemetery
- Lewiston Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Lewiston Cemetery is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston Cemetery
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Forest Lawn Cemetery is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Lawn Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Richmond.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #154652 <5>
- Faith Tabernacle Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Faith Tabernacle Cemetery is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith Tabernacle Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Faith Tabernacle Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the east of Richmond.
- The Faith Tabernacle Cemetery has also been known as:
- Highland Springs Cemetery
- Sunnyside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2250897 <5>
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Tabernacle Cemetery is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle Cemetery
- Sharon Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Second Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Second Union Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Atlee Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
- Mechanicsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Enfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Enfield is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Westwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Westwood is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Manquin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hanover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chamberlayne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chamberlayne is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlayne
- East Highland Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Highland Park is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Highland Park
- Oak Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Highland Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Heckler Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Heckler Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckler Village
- Sandston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Fair Oaks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Green Meadows
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Green Meadows is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Tuck Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Tuck Fork is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Fork
- Longdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Longdale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
- Lakeside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeside is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Montrose
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Montrose is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Lee Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lee Park is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Park
- Currituck Farms
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Currituck Farms is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currituck Farms
- Tunstall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tunstall is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
- Rumford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rumford is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
- Ashland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gwathmey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
- Hunton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hunton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunton
- Quail Walk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Quail Walk is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Walk
- Glen Allen
(11 miles [17.7 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 Second Union Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hanover County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Second Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashland
- Glen Allen
- Hanover
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 Second Union Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Hanover 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 Second Union Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1749051 (Second Union Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1749051 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: Hanover
- Est. Elev: 54 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Studley
- Location given for Second Union Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.6770878 Lon: -77.2883113
- 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 Hanover, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Second 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. |
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