A visit to the Union Branch 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 Branch Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Union Branch Cemetery:
37.2854, -77.5894
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Union Branch Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Union Branch Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County<2>.
. Chesterfield lies just to the northeast of the Union Branch Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Union Branch Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Union Branch Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dahl Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Dahl Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahl Cemetery
- Gill Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Gill Grove Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill Grove Cemetery
- Traylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Traylor Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traylor Cemetery
- Meunier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Meunier Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meunier Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Meunier Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest of Matoaca.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2649584 <5>
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Andrews Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Andrews Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews Cemetery
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilead Cemetery
- Second Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Second Branch Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second Branch Cemetery
- Wyatt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Wyatt Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Rocky Branch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Rocky Branch Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch Cemetery
- Olgers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Olgers Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olgers Cemetery
- Ocran UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Ocran UMC Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocran UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ocran UMC Cemetery is located in Sutherland.
- The Ocran UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ocran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51509 <5>
- Hollywood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Hollywood Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood Cemetery
- Bethia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethia Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethia Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Dale Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Dale Memorial Park is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Memorial Park
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Union Branch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Union Branch Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Holly ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Holly is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Sutherland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fendley ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
- Addison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Matoaca
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Matoaca is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaca
- Chesterfield Court House
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maitland Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
- Grant Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Bollinger Estates
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bollinger Estates is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bollinger Estates
- Coalboro ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Coalboro is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalboro
- Winterpock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Winterpock is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterpock
- Ettrick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Braebrook Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Braebrook Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braebrook Village
- Chester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Centralia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Colonial Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ammon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ammon is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Petersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Beulah Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
- Otterdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
- Bellwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bellwood is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Drewrys Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
- Bensley Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bensley Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley Village
- Bensley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bensley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley
- Ampt Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ampt Hill is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ampt Hill
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 Branch Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chesterfield County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Union Branch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Centralia
- Chester
- Petersburg
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 Branch Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Chesterfield 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 Branch Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1760144 (Union Branch Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1760144 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: Chesterfield
- Est. Elev: 94 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Beach
- Location given for Union Branch Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.285428 Lon: -77.5894345
- 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 Chesterfield, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Union Branch 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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