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:
38.9656, -81.9757
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 Mason County<2>.
The county seat for Mason County is located in Point Pleasant. Point Pleasant lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the 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 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Union Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hoffman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Hoffman Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman Cemetery
- Broad Run Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Broad Run Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Run Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Zirkle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Zirkle Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zirkle Cemetery
- Zuspan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Zuspan Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuspan Cemetery
- Peter Fry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Peter Fry Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peter Fry Cemetery
- Yonker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Yonker Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonker Cemetery
- Graham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Syracuse Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Syracuse Hill Cemetery is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse Hill Cemetery
- Clifton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Clifton Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Cemetery
- West Columbia Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rickard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rickard Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rickard Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Upper Flats - White Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sunrise Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sunrise Memorial Gardens is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunrise Memorial Gardens is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of New Haven.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2145015 <5>
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Gilmore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Gilmore Cemetery is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore Cemetery
- Minersville Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Adamsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Adamsville Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Ball Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Ball Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Cemetery
- Longdale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Longdale Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
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:
- New Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sassafras
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Hartford City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hartford City is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Syracuse
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Racine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Welshtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Dorcas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dorcas is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Mason
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- West Columbia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- West Columbia is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
- Letart
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Letart is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart
- Letart Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Letart Falls is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Plants
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Plants is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
- Pomeroy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Middleport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Thomas Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
- Carlton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Carlton is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Cheshire
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Willow Grove ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Willow Grove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Spiller
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Spiller is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller
- Bashan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
- York
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- York is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Flatrock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- Millwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Millwood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Meadowbrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Rutland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kyger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
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 Mason County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clifton
- Middleport
- New Haven
- Pomeroy
- Rutland
- West Columbia
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 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 West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Mason 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 #1548465 (Union Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1548465 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: Mason
- Est. Elev: 245 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: New Haven
- Location given for Union Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.9656351 Lon: -81.9756941
- 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 Mason, 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' (or 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |