About Union Cemetery
Union Cemetery is a cemetery near Cavalier, Pembina County, North Dakota. It lies about 11 mi south of Cavalier. The grounds sit at about 830 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Henry Gurke. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1032591. The nearest other listed cemetery is Neche City Cemetery, about 2.9 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Nelson-Askew Funeral Home in Walhalla, about 18 mi away. It is one of 50 cemeteries we list in Pembina County, and 12 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Cavalier. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Union Cemetery
Among them: 1 Medal of Honor recipient, 1 World War II veteran.
- Henry Gurke1922-1943U.S. Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
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
48.94554, -97.53424
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
- Neche City CemeteryCavalier, NDMunicipal cemetery2.9 mi
- Saints Nereus and Achilleus Catholic CemeteryCavalier, NDCatholic cemetery2.9 mi
- Christ Lutheran CemeteryCavalier, NDLutheran cemetery5.0 mi
- Bruce CemeteryCavalier, NDCemetery5.1 mi
- Saint Anthonys CemeteryCavalier, NDCemetery5.3 mi
- Bathgate CemeteryCavalier, NDCemetery6.1 mi
- Tyner CemeteryCavalier, NDCemetery6.9 mi
- Hyde Park CemeteryCavalier, NDCemetery7.5 mi
- Tongue River CemeteryCavalier, NDCemetery8.4 mi
- Adolph G Carl CemeteryCavalier, NDCemetery9.2 mi
Funeral homes near Union Cemetery
- Nelson-Askew Funeral Home18 miFuneral home · Walhalla · (701) 549-2394
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