About Union Cemetery
Union Cemetery is a cemetery near Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri. It lies about 1.7 mi north of Kansas City. The grounds sit at about 945 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 9 notable people buried here, including George Caleb Bingham, Joseph Levering and Alexander Majors. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 727963. The nearest other listed cemetery is Mount Saint Mary's Cemetery, about 2.5 mi to the east. The nearest funeral home we know of is Stine & Mcclure Chapel in Kansas City, about 0.6 mi away. It is one of 83 cemeteries we list in Jackson County, and 74 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Jackson County dates to 1842. 1 of the 83 listings in Jackson County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Kansas City. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Union Cemetery
Among them: 1 actor, 1 artist, 1 business leader, 1 Medal of Honor recipient, 1 writer.
- George Caleb Bingham1811-1879American artist
- Joseph Levering1874-1943American actor and screenwriter
- Alexander Majors1814-1900American businessman
- John Calvin McCoy1811-1889Father of Kansas City
- Isadore Anderson1880-1961American basketball coach
- Nathaniel Gwynne1849-1883Medal of Honor recipient
- George Clark Mosher1858-1929American obstetrician and gynecologist
- Nelson Cobb1811-1894American judge
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
39.07528, -94.58134
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
- Mount Saint Mary's CemeteryKansas City, MOCatholic cemetery2.5 mi
- Loose Memorial ParkKansas City, MOMemorial park3.1 mi
- Elmwood CemeteryKansas City, MOCemetery3.3 mi
- Huron Cemetery631 Minnesota Avenue, Kansas City, KSCemetery3.6 mi
- Huron Indian CemeteryKansas City, KSCemetery3.6 mi
- Wyandotte National Burying GroundKansas City, KSCemetery3.6 mi
- Shawnee Methodist Mission CemeteryRoeland Park, KS · est. 1837Methodist cemetery3.8 mi
- Oak Grove Cemetery2025 Springfield Boulevard, Kansas City, KSCemetery4.4 mi
- Sheffield CemeteryKansas City, MOJewish cemetery4.5 mi
- Woodlawn Cemetery2041 North 9th Street, Kansas City, KSCemetery4.7 mi
Funeral homes near Union Cemetery
- Stine & Mcclure Chapel0.6 miFuneral home · Kansas City · (816) 931-7777
- Mcgilley Memorial Chapel-midtown0.6 miFuneral chapel · Kansas City · (816) 753-6200
- Mount Moriah Terrace Park Funeral Home & Cemetery0.7 miFuneral home · Blue Springs · (816) 734-5500
- Lawrence A. Jones & Sons Funeral Home1.1 miFuneral home · Kansas City
- Lawrence A Jones-Sons Funeral1.1 miFuneral home · Kansas City · (816) 921-1800
- Golden Gate Funeral & Cremation Services LLC2.0 miCremation provider · Kansas City · (816) 255-3676
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