A visit to the Union Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Union Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Union Cemetery (FG ID #89431).
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:
43.9355, -87.9618
The Union Cemetery is located in Manitowoc County<2>.
The county seat for Manitowoc County is located in Manitowoc. Manitowoc lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the northeast 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 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Union Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bethlehem UCC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Schleswig Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ucker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kiel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St.s Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eaton Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Meeme Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Loreto Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. John German Evangelical Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Fidelis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Gregory Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Holstein City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- St. George Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St. George Cemetery is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. George Cemetery
- Schwartzwald Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. James UCC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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 Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Union Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Louis Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rockville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Millhome
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kiel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- School Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Steinthal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rhine
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rhine is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhine
- Saint Nazianz
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Holstein
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Elkhart Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Elkhart Lake is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhart Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Osman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Johnsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Howards Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Valders
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hayton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Glenbeulah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glenbeulah is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbeulah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
- Cleveland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Collins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rube
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clarks Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chilton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Cloud
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Plymouth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Newton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Newtonburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Madsen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Manitowoc County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chilton
- Kiel
- Kiel lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Union Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kiel.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiel
- New Holstein
- Plymouth
- Valders
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 professional and volunteer 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 Manitowoc 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #89431
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1575883 (Union Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1575883 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: Manitowoc
- Est. Elev: 271 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: School Hill
- Location given for Union Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.9355488 Lon: -87.9614825
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Manitowoc, 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. |