A visit to the Little 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 Little Union Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Little Union Cemetery:
38.3443, -80.7237
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Little Union Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Little Union Cemetery is located in Nicholas County<2>.
The county seat for Nicholas County is located in Summersville. Summersville lies just to the west southwest of the Little Union Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Little Union Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Little Union Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Little Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mullens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Mullens Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullens Cemetery
- Lambert Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Lambert Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Union Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Union Cemetery
- Ward Road Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Ward Road Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Road Cemetery
- Buckle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Russell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Spruce Run Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Spruce Run Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Run Cemetery
- Black's Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mountain Trail Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Groves Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Groves Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groves Cemetery
- The Groves Cemetery has also been known as:
- Groves - Rader Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2502043 <5>
- Downtain Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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- Catholic Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Powers Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Powers Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Hoover Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Hoover Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Cemetery
- Boggs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Boggs Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggs Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Little Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Little Union Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Beaver
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Beaver is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Craigsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Donald
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Donald is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
- Muddlety
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Muddlety is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddlety
- Tioga
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Camden-on-Gauley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Camden-on-Gauley is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden-on-Gauley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Summersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nettie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Welch Glade
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Welch Glade is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Glade
- Odell Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Odell Town is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell Town
- Odell Town has also been known as:
- Odell
- Tolbert
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Tolbert is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolbert
- Cowen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Birch River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Saxman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saxman is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxman
- Widen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Widen is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widen
- Zela
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Zela is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zela
- Morrison ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morrison is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
- Upperglade
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Upperglade is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upperglade
- Halo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Halo is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halo
- Wattsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wattsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Keslers Cross Lanes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Keslers Cross Lanes is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keslers Cross Lanes
- Richwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Snow Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Snow Hill is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Erbacon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Erbacon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erbacon
- Tipton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tipton is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
- Runa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Runa is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runa
- Herold
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Herold is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herold
- Excelsior
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Excelsior is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
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 Little Union Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Nicholas County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Little Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Richwood
- Summersville
- Widen
- Widen lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Little Union Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Widen.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widen
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 Little Union Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Nicholas 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 Little Union Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1741183 (Little Union Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1741183 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: Nicholas
- Est. Elev: 699 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Craigsville
- Location given for Little Union Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.3442758 Lon: -80.7237062
- 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 West Virginia's counties, including Nicholas, 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- Little 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |