About West Union Cemetery
West Union Cemetery is a cemetery near Benkelman, Hitchcock County, Nebraska. It lies about 13 mi west of Benkelman. The grounds sit at about 3,094 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 834629. The nearest other listed cemetery is Stratton Cemetery, about 7.4 mi to the north. The nearest funeral chapel we know of is Forch Funeral Chapel in Benkelman, about 13 mi away. It is one of 11 cemeteries we list in Hitchcock County, and 3 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Benkelman. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
40.06004, -101.28528
What West 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
- Stratton CemeteryTrenton, NECemetery7.4 mi
- Rose Hill CemeteryTrenton, NECemetery7.4 mi
- Max CemeteryBenkelman, NECemetery7.5 mi
- Saint Johns CemeteryAtwood, KSCemetery11 mi
- Rosefield CemeteryTrenton, NECemetery11 mi
- Mayflower CemeteryAtwood, KSCemetery11 mi
- Enterprise CemeteryAtwood, KSCemetery12 mi
- Saint Cyril CemeteryAtwood, KSCemetery12 mi
- Immaculate Conception CemeteryAtwood, KSCemetery13 mi
- Highland CemeteryBenkelman, NECemetery13 mi
Funeral homes near West Union Cemetery
- Forch Funeral Chapel13 miFuneral chapel · Benkelman · (308) 423-2300
- Baalmann Mortuary22 miMortuary · Atwood
- Baalmann Mortuary, Atwood22 miMortuary · Atwood · (785) 626-3895
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