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:
37.1518, -77.3244
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 Prince George County<2>.
. Prince George lies just to the north northeast of the Union Branch Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Union Branch Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 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.
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is also located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Southlawn Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Southlawn Memorial Park is also located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southlawn Memorial Park
- Garys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Garys Cemetery is also located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garys Cemetery
- Eastview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkerson Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brith Achim Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rod-of Sholom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Joseph's RC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Joseph's RC Cemetery is located in Petersburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph's RC Cemetery
- The St. Joseph's RC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Petersburg.
- The St. Joseph's RC Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Josephs Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968061 <5>
- Poplar Grove National Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Loving Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Loving Union Cemetery is also located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loving Union Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is also located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Blandford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Blandford Cemetery is located in Petersburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandford Cemetery
- The Blandford Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Petersburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49478 <5>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Little Church Street Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Peoples Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Peoples Memorial Cemetery is located in Petersburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples Memorial Cemetery
- The Peoples Memorial Cemetery is located in Petersburg.
- The Peoples Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Providence Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2192025 <5>
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is also located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is also located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Dinwiddie Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Dinwiddie Memorial Park is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinwiddie Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dinwiddie Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50042 <5>
- Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is also located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Centerville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Centerville Cemetery is also located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville Cemetery
- Mt. Sinai Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Sinai Memorial Park is also located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Memorial Park
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 Union Branch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Union Branch Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Derby ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Derby was located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Petersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Colonial Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Talpa ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Talpa was located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
- Ettrick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grant Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Maitland Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
- Newville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Newville is also located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Braebrook Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Braebrook Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braebrook Village
- Bollinger Estates
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bollinger Estates is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bollinger Estates
- Addison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Rowanta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hopewell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Matoaca
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Matoaca is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaca
- Garysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Garysville is also located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Screamersville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Screamersville was located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamersville
- Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bermuda Hundred was located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Hundred
- Sutherland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Waldemar ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Waldemar was located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldemar
- Stony Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Burrowsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Burrowsville is also located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Westover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Waverly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kimages
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kimages is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
- Meadowville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
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 Prince George County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Union Branch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chester
- Hopewell
- Petersburg
- Waverly
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Prince George 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 #1739969 (Union Branch Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1739969 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: Prince George
- Est. Elev: 45 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Prince George
- Location given for Union Branch Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.1518165 Lon: -77.3244221
- 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 Prince George, 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 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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