About Union Cemetery
Union Cemetery is a cemetery near Easton, Fairfield County, Connecticut. It lies about 1.4 mi south of Easton. The grounds sit at about 410 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 4 notable people buried here, including Johnny Winter, William S. Beardsley and Ellen Olney Kirk. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 211658. The nearest other listed cemetery is Lyon Cemetery, about 1.6 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Spadaccino and Leo P. Gallagher & Son Community Funeral Home in Monroe, about 4.4 mi away. It is one of 242 cemeteries we list in Fairfield County, and 88 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Fairfield County dates to 1680. 5 of the 242 listings in Fairfield County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Easton. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Union Cemetery
Among them: 1 governor, 1 musician, 1 writer.
- Johnny Winter1944-2014American blues guitarist and singer
- William S. Beardsley1901-1954American politician
- Ellen Olney Kirk1842-1928American novelist
- Walter Kondratovich1924-1987American football player and coach
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.
Map
41.27287, -73.29678
What Union Cemetery offers
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.
Nearby cemeteries
- Lyon CemeteryEaston, CTCemetery1.6 mi
- Bennett GravesEaston, CTCemetery2.1 mi
- Tashua Burial GroundEaston, CTChristian cemetery2.2 mi
- Cemetery (Sport Hill Road)Easton, CTCemetery2.4 mi
- Old Indian CemeteryEaston, CTCemetery2.5 mi
- Center Street CemeteryEaston, CTCemetery3.0 mi
- Aspetuck CemeteryEaston, CTCemetery3.0 mi
- Gilbertown CemeteryEaston, CTCemetery3.1 mi
- Cemetery (Spring Hill Road)Trumbull, CTCemetery3.2 mi
- Maple Grove Memorial ParkTrumbull, CTMemorial park3.6 mi
Funeral homes near Union Cemetery
- Spadaccino and Leo P. Gallagher & Son Community Funeral Home4.4 miFuneral home · Monroe · (203) 445-8500
- Redgate Hennessy Funeral Directors5.0 miFuneral home · Trumbull · (203) 372-3587
- Commerce Hill Radozycki Dougiello Funeral Home5.3 miFuneral home · Bridgeport · (203) 371-1966
- Smart Funeral Planning6.0 miFuneral home · Weston · (203) 441-5819
- Antonio R Abriola Funeral Home6.7 miFuneral home · Trumbull · (203) 373-1013
- Cyril F Mullins Funeral Homes6.7 miFuneral home · Trumbull · (203) 372-6543
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