About Old Union Cemetery
Old Union Cemetery is a cemetery near Young Harris, Towns County, Georgia. It lies about 0.7 mi northeast of Young Harris. The grounds sit at about 1,982 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Byron Herbert Reece. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 351247. The nearest other listed cemetery is Zion Cemetery, about 1.6 mi to the southwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Cochran Funeral Home in Hiawassee, about 5.6 mi away. It is one of 21 cemeteries we list in Towns County, and 52 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Young Harris. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Old Union Cemetery
Among them: 1 writer.
- Byron Herbert Reece1917-1958American writer
People whose Wikidata entry gives Old 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
34.92369, -83.85212
What Old 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
- Zion CemeteryYoung Harris, GACemetery1.6 mi
- Pleasant Hill CemeteryYoung Harris, GACemetery3.4 mi
- Zebulon CemeteryBlairsville, GACemetery4.1 mi
- Burch CemeteryHiawassee, GACemetery4.3 mi
- Brasstown CemeteryYoung Harris, GACemetery4.4 mi
- Laurel Hills Memory GardensHayesville, NCCemetery4.6 mi
- Woods Grove Memorial CemeteryYoung Harris, GACemetery4.6 mi
- Trackrock CemeteryBlairsville, GACemetery4.8 mi
- Hunt CemeteryYoung Harris, GACemetery4.8 mi
- Old Burch CemeteryHiawassee, GACemetery5.2 mi
Funeral homes near Old Union Cemetery
- Cochran Funeral Home5.6 miFuneral home · Hiawassee
- Cochran | Mcdaniel Funeral Homes & Crematories - Hiawassee Chapel5.6 miCremation provider · Hiawassee · (706) 896-6000
- Banister-Cooper Funeral Home- Available 24/75.7 miFuneral home · Hiawassee · (706) 896-2218
- Banister Funeral Home5.7 miFuneral home · Hiawassee
- Just Cremation – Cremation Society6.9 miCremation provider · Blairsville · (877) 788-0485
- Cochran | McDaniel Funeral Homes & Crematories - Blairsville Chapel6.9 miCremation provider · Blairsville · (706) 745-2156
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