About Old Union Cemetery
Old Union Cemetery is a cemetery near Spencer, White County, Tennessee. It lies about 5.6 mi south of Spencer. The grounds sit at about 922 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Stan Mitchell and John White. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1273185. The nearest other listed cemetery is Big Fork Cemetery, about 1.1 mi to the southwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Spencer Funeral Home in Spencer, about 4.8 mi away. It is one of 82 cemeteries we list in White County, and 53 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Spencer. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Old Union Cemetery
Among them: 1 football player, 1 Revolutionary War veteran.
- Stan Mitchell1944-2012American football fullback
- John White1751-1846Revolutionary War soldier, surveyor, and frontiersman in today's White County, Tennessee
People whose Wikidata entry gives Old 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
35.82506, -85.44025
What Old 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
- Big Fork CemeterySpencer, TNCemetery1.1 mi
- Gravel Hill CemeterySpencer, TNCemetery1.6 mi
- Cummingsville United Methodist Church CemeterySpencer, TNMethodist cemetery1.8 mi
- Hodges CemeterySpencer, TNCemetery2.2 mi
- Frasers Chapel United Methodist Church CemeterySparta, TNMethodist cemetery2.3 mi
- Yates CemeterySpencer, TNCemetery2.8 mi
- Bethlehem CemeterySparta, TNCemetery3.1 mi
- Skurlock CemeterySpencer, TNCemetery3.2 mi
- Sparkman CemeterySpencer, TNCemetery3.4 mi
- Greenwood CemeterySparta, TNCemetery3.5 mi
Funeral homes near Old Union Cemetery
- Spencer Funeral Home4.8 miFuneral home · Spencer · (931) 946-7444
- Layne Funeral Home & Cremation Services6.0 miFuneral home · Spencer · (931) 946-4444
- Hunter Funeral Home7.1 miFuneral home · Sparta · (931) 836-3211
- Thurman Funeral Home7.2 miFuneral home · Sparta · (931) 836-3194
- Final Care Cremation Services9.1 miCremation provider · Sparta · (931) 738-4600
- Oak Lawn Funeral Home9.1 miFuneral home · Sparta · (931) 738-8549
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