A visit to the Mount 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 Mt. Union Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Union Cemetery:
38.3129, -80.8007
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Union Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Union Cemetery is located in Nicholas County<2>.
The county seat for Nicholas County is located in Summersville. Summersville lies just to the southwest of the Mt. Union Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Union Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Union Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Groves Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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>
- Catholic Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Little Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Little Union Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Union Cemetery
- Ward Road Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ward Road Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Road Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Spruce Run Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Spruce Run Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Run Cemetery
- McCutchin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The McCutchin Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCutchin Cemetery
- Mullens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mullens Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullens Cemetery
- Duling Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Duling Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duling Cemetery
- Downtain Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Buckle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Russell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lambert Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Lambert Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Fowlers Knob Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Fowlers Knob Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlers Knob Cemetery
- Gilgal Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Gilgal Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilgal Cemetery
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Cemetery
- Acree Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Acree Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acree Cemetery
- Keenan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Keenan Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keenan Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Dotson - Simpson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Zoar Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Zoar Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove Cemetery
- Dixon Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Dixon Chapel Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Chapel Cemetery
- Fields Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Fields Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview 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 Mt. Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Union Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Summersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Muddlety
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Muddlety is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddlety
- Donald
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Donald is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
- Beaver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Beaver is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Zela
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Zela is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zela
- Morrison ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Morrison is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
- Nettie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Craigsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Keslers Cross Lanes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Keslers Cross Lanes is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keslers Cross Lanes
- Odell Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Odell Town is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell Town
- Odell Town has also been known as:
- Odell
- Tolbert
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tolbert is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolbert
- Tipton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Tipton is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Widen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Widen is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widen
- Tioga
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Camden-on-Gauley
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Runa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Runa is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runa
- Snow Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Snow Hill is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Albion ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Albion is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Elliot ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elliot is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
- Wattsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wattsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Saxman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Saxman is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxman
- Birch River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Leander
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Leander is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
- Clifty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clifty is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
- Welch Glade
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Welch Glade is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Glade
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 Mt. 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 Mt. Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Summersville
- Widen
- Widen lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Mt. 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 first visit 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 Mt. 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 Mt. Union Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1741193 (Mount Union Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1741193 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: 609 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Summersville
- Location given for Mount Union Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.3128869 Lon: -80.8006527
- 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- Mt. 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. |
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