About West Union Cemetery
West Union Cemetery is a cemetery near Gnadenhutten, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. It lies about 5.6 mi north of Gnadenhutten. The grounds sit at about 1,250 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Henry Lewis Rietz. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1963873. The nearest other listed cemetery is River Hill Cemetery, about 2.6 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Koch Funeral Home, LLC of Gnadenhutten in Gnadenhutten, about 5.8 mi away. It is one of 122 cemeteries we list in Tuscarawas County, and 61 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Gnadenhutten. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at West Union Cemetery
Among them: 1 scientist.
- Henry Lewis Rietz1875-1943American mathematician, actuarial scientist, and statistician.
People whose Wikidata entry gives West 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
40.27701, -81.44344
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
- River Hill CemeteryGnadenhutten, OHCemetery2.6 mi
- Hartwood CemeteryNewcomerstown, OHCemetery2.8 mi
- Perry Township CemeteryGnadenhutten, OHMunicipal cemetery3.1 mi
- Grove CemeteryGnadenhutten, OHCemetery3.3 mi
- Old Peoli CemeteryGnadenhutten, OHCemetery3.4 mi
- Couts Family CemeteryNewcomerstown, OHFamily cemetery3.4 mi
- New Peoli CemeteryGnadenhutten, OHCemetery3.5 mi
- River Hill CemeteryGnadenhutten, OHCemetery3.7 mi
- Kennedy CemeteryGnadenhutten, OHCemetery3.8 mi
- High Hill CemeteryGnadenhutten, OHCemetery4.0 mi
Funeral homes near West Union Cemetery
- Koch Funeral Home, LLC of Gnadenhutten5.8 miFuneral home · Gnadenhutten · (740) 254-4200
- Green Burial Services & Monuments6.5 miFuneral home · Newcomerstown · (740) 498-7438
- Ourant Funeral Home8.2 miFuneral home · Newcomerstown · (740) 498-6422
- Addy Funeral Home8.8 miFuneral home · Newcomerstown · (740) 498-8111
- R. K. Lindsey Funeral Home9.8 miFuneral home · Dennison · (740) 922-1970
- Southside Gospel Chapel9.8 miFuneral home · Dennison
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