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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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

Lat:   39.4119°   (39° 24' 42")

Lon:   -79.8621°   (-79° 51' 43")

The cemetery is located in Preston County<2>.

As an estimate, the Union Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<1> to the south of Newburg.

The county seat for Preston County is located in Kingwood. Kingwood lies 10 miles [16.1 km] to the east northeast of the Union Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Union Cemetery.<3>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Ford Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ford Cemetery is located in Taylor County
  • Hunt Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hunt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hunt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hunt Cemetery is located in Preston County
  • Concord Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Concord Cemetery is located in Preston County
  • Pratt Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pratt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pratt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pratt Cemetery is located in Preston County
  • Matthew Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Matthew Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Matthew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Matthew Cemetery is located in Taylor County
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Taylor County
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Preston County
  • Blackwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blackwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Blackwood Cemetery is located in Preston County
  • Denver Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Denver Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Denver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Denver Cemetery is located in Preston County
  • McConkey Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McConkey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McConkey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McConkey Cemetery is located in Taylor County
  • Rogers Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rogers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rogers Cemetery is located in Taylor County
  • Boyce Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boyce Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boyce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Boyce Cemetery is located in Taylor County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Howesville UMC Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Brown Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brown Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
    • Hope Halleck UMC Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hope Halleck UMC Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hope Halleck UMC Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hope Halleck UMC Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
    • Moran Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Moran Cemetery is located in Taylor County
    • Amnon Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amnon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amnon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Amnon Cemetery is located in Taylor County
    • Current Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Current Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Current Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Current Cemetery is located in Taylor County
    • West Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The West Cemetery is located in Preston County
    • Miller Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Miller Cemetery is located in Preston County
    • Arthurdale Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arthurdale Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arthurdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Arthurdale Cemetery is located in Preston County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> of the Union Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.

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 Preston County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Union Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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:

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 #1548467  (Union Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1548467 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Newburg
    • County: Preston         Elev: 427
    • Location given for GNIS #1548467 (Union Cemetery)

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Union Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4119, Longitude: -79.8621    
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Preston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<4>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.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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