About Union Cemetery
Union Cemetery is a cemetery near Bellefonte, Centre County, Pennsylvania. The grounds sit at about 873 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 10 notable people buried here, including James Addams Beaver, Daniel H. Hastings and Hiram M. Hiller, Jr.. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1190113. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Johns Cemetery, about 0.2 mi to the southeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Wetzler Funeral Service in Bellefonte, about 0.4 mi away. It is one of 114 cemeteries we list in Centre County, and 49 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 2 of the 114 listings in Centre County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Bellefonte. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Union Cemetery
Among them: 2 governors, 1 Civil War veteran, 1 physician, 1 scientist, 1 US representative, 1 writer.
- James Addams Beaver1837-1914American politician
- Daniel H. Hastings1849-1903American politician
- Hiram M. Hiller, Jr.1867-1921American physician
- Evan Pugh1828-1864First president of Penn State University
- John Blanchard1787-1849American politician
- John I. Curtin1837-1911Union Army general
- Anne Dunlop Harris1767-1844Bellefonte PA pioneer 1767-1844
- John Blair Linn1831-1899American lawyer and writer
- Julia Gregg Brill1891-1985American philologist; first woman professor of English at Penn State University
- Thomas McKean Buchanan1837-1863US Navy
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
40.91386, -77.77284
What Union Cemetery offers
- Accepting new burials Not available
- Cremation options Not available
- Cremation niches Not available
- Mausoleum Not available
- Columbarium Not available
- Chapel Not available
- Green burial Not available
- Veterans section Not available
- Office on site Not available
- Parking Not available
- Wheelchair accessible Yes
- Restrooms Not available
Nearby cemeteries
- Saint Johns CemeteryBellefonte, PAChristian cemetery0.2 mi
- Saint John’s Episcopal Church ColumbariumBellefonte, PAEpiscopal cemetery0.3 mi
- Friends Cemetery (Quaker)Bellefonte, PAQuaker cemetery0.5 mi
- Rodef Shalom CemeteryBellefonte, PACemetery1.2 mi
- Milesburg CemeteryMilesburg, PACemetery2.1 mi
- Trcziyulny CemeteryMilesburg, PACemetery2.7 mi
- Friends Cemetery - Alexander FarmBellefonte, PACemetery3.0 mi
- Lutheran Church CemeteryPleasant Gap, PALutheran cemetery3.4 mi
- Eagle CemeteryMilesburg, PACemetery4.1 mi
- Old Curtin CemeteryMilesburg, PACemetery4.3 mi
Funeral homes near Union Cemetery
- Wetzler Funeral Service0.4 miFuneral home · Bellefonte · (814) 355-4261
- Daughenbaugh Funeral Home, Inc.2.2 miFuneral home · Milesburg · (814) 355-7551
- Haky/Georgiana Centre County Funeral Home5.3 miFuneral home · State College · (814) 923-0851
- Mark D Heintzelman Funeral And Cremation Services5.3 miCremation provider · State College · (814) 234-0332
- Barbara Daughenbaugh Funeral Home, Inc6.9 miFuneral home · Centre Hall · (814) 364-1099
- Mayes Memorials - Lemont, PA7.6 miMonument dealer · Lemont · (814) 237-2352
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