A visit to the 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 Union Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Union Cemetery:
42.8656, -88.8396
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Union Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Union Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Jefferson. Jefferson lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north of the Union Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Union Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Union Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lakeview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Otter Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Otter Creek Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek Cemetery
- Lima Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Lima Center Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima Center Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery
- St. Patrick Catholic Church Cemetery
- St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87663 <5>
- Hillside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Busseyville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Busseyville Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busseyville Cemetery
- Milton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Milton Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Munroe Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Munroe Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munroe Cemetery
- Rock River Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Rock River Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock River Cemetery
- Milton Junction Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Johnstown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Utters Corners Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hebron Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Rock River Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Rock River Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock River Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
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 Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Union Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cold Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cold Spring is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Fort Atkinson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fort Atkinson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Atkinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,372 people
- Lima Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lima Center is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima Center
- Whitewater
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Whitewater is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,993 people
- Lake Koshkonong
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Koshkonong is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Koshkonong
- Carcajou
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Carcajou is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carcajou
- Milton Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Milton Junction is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Junction
- Milton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Milton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,643 people
- Hebron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Jefferson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,037 people
- Edgerton Beach Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Edgerton Beach Park is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton Beach Park
- Edgerton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Edgerton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,595 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Johnstown Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Johnstown Center is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown Center
- Johnstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Johnstown is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Richmond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Albion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Albion is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Heart Prairie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Heart Prairie is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heart Prairie
- La Grange
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- La Grange is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- Palmyra
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Palmyra is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,746 people
- Helenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Helenville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helenville
- Lake Ripley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Ripley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ripley
- Rockdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rockdale is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Indianford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Indianford is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianford
- Rome
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rome is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Cambridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cambridge is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,538 people
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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cambridge
- Edgerton
- Fort Atkinson
- Jefferson
- Milton Junction
- Milton
- Palmyra
- Whitewater
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Union Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1575863 (Union Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1575863 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 262 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lima Center
- Location given for Union Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.8655629 Lon: -88.8395516
- 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 Wisconsin's counties, including Jefferson, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- 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. |