Union Cemetery in Bakersfield, California

Union Cemetery is a cemetery near Bakersfield, Kern County, California. It lies about 1.5 mi northwest of Bakersfield. The grounds sit at about 404 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 5 notable people buried here, including Sylvester C. Smith, Deacon Turner and Pete Schaffnit. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 250786. The nearest other listed cemetery is Greenlawn Memorial Park, about 3.1 mi to the north. The nearest mortuary we know of is Rucker's Mortuary in Bakersfield, about 0.5 mi away. It is one of 24 cemeteries we list in Kern County, and 4 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 4 of the 24 listings in Kern County have a phone number or website on record.

This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Bakersfield. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.

Among them: 2 football players, 1 US representative.

• Sylvester C. Smith1858-1913
  American politician
• Deacon Turner1955-2011
  American football player
• Pete Schaffnit1903-1959
  American football player
• Frank Saulque1870-1958
  Shepherd, mountaineer; first ascent of Split Mountain
• Jessie E. Casad1874-1965
  American entomologist

People whose Wikidata entry gives Union Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.

Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.

• Greenlawn Memorial Park

  Oildale, CA
  Memorial park

  3.1 mi
• Greenlawn Cemetery Southwest

  Bakersfield, CA
  Cemetery

  5.2 mi
• Garden of Faith Cemetery

  Bakersfield, CA
  Cemetery

  5.2 mi
• Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery

  9101 Kern Canyon Road, Bakersfield, CA
  Memorial park

  5.4 mi
• Shafter Cemetery

  Shafter, CA
  Cemetery

  16 mi

• Rucker's Mortuary

  Mortuary · Bakersfield · (661) 322-2001
  0.5 mi
• Mission Family Mortuary

  Mortuary · Bakersfield · (661) 323-3339
  0.9 mi
• Johnson & Taft Mortuary

  Mortuary · Bakersfield · (661) 843-7356
  1.0 mi
• Basham Funeral Care

  Funeral home · Bakersfield · (661) 861-8200
  1.4 mi
• Living Waters Funerals

  Funeral home · Bakersfield · (661) 241-0472
  1.4 mi
• Hopson Anspach Family Mortuary

  Mortuary · Bakersfield · (661) 325-5801
  1.4 mi

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