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:
43.0108, -88.7968
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 just to the west southwest 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 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Union Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rock River Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Rock River Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock River Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- North Oakland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The North Oakland Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oakland Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Aztalan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Aztalan Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aztalan Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Munroe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Munroe Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munroe Cemetery
- Farmington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Farmington Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Cemetery
- Church Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Church Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill Cemetery
- Rock Lake Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Lakeview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
- Cushman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Cushman Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman Cemetery
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
- Hebron Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- McLery Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The McLery Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLery Cemetery
- Riverview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Riverview Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
- Hoffman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Hoffman Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Farmington Concord Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 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:
- Jefferson
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,037 people
- Helenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Helenville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helenville
- Johnson Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Johnson Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,065 people
- Fort Atkinson
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fort Atkinson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Atkinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,372 people
- Milford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Milford is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Hebron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Farmington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Farmington is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Lake Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Mills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,014 people
- Cold Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cold Spring is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Rome
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rome is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Grellton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Grellton is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grellton
- Lake Koshkonong
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Koshkonong is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Koshkonong
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Lake Ripley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lake Ripley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ripley
- Sullivan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sullivan is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Concord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Cambridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cambridge is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,538 people
- Carcajou
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carcajou is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carcajou
- Rockdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rockdale is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Whitewater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Whitewater is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,993 people
- Palmyra
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Palmyra is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,746 people
- Ixonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ixonia is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ixonia
- Watertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Watertown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,370 people
- Deerfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Deerfield is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,540 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
- Deerfield
- Fort Atkinson
- Jefferson
- Lake Mills
- Palmyra
- Waterloo
- Watertown
- Whitewater
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 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 #1575867 (Union Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1575867 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: 260 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Jefferson
- Location given for Union Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.010837 Lon: -88.7967715
- 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 drawn 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. |