Union County, Louisiana Cemetery Records & Burial Search
Search cemetery names, burial records, grave details, and local archive context for Union County, Louisiana from one focused county hub.
County archive snapshot
Union County Overview
74
Cemeteries
11
Indexed Records
74
Mapped Cemetery Sites
Quick answer
How do I search Union County cemetery and burial records?
Use this page as the county-level filter between the statewide archive and individual cemetery lookups. Start with the cemetery directory, compare the source mix and burial depth, then run a focused search for the exact cemetery or person name you need.
Research focus
Use this county page for
Search by person name
Start with a full name when the county is already likely.
Compare cemetery pages
Review cemetery cards before opening a specific profile.
Use map context
Use mapped locations to understand the local cemetery spread.
Verify official details
Confirm sensitive burial, veteran, or grave-location details with official sources.
County overview
About Union County Cemetery Records & Burial Search
Union County, Louisiana contains 74 documented cemeteries including municipal grounds, church burial sites, and family plots spread across the county archive. This page connects 11 burial records with cemetery locations, grave detail, and military service context where available. Antioch Cemetery is one of the strongest current archive entry points for this county, with record coverage reaching back to 1928 in the current dataset. Use the cemetery directory below to browse all locations, or move into the burial record section when you already know the surname or full name you need.
Use this county archive to move from broad Union County cemetery research into specific cemetery locations, burial-record matches, source labels, and official verification paths.
Cemetery Pages Surfaced
Active cemetery profile pages currently surfaced in the Union County index.
Veteran-Linked Burial Records
Burial records in this county currently carrying military branch or service-related context.
Source Rows Grouped
Cemetery source rows currently grouped into public archive labels. Source-row counts may be higher than cemetery-page counts when multiple public-source rows point to the same county archive.
County map
Union County map overview
County center reference: 31.4892, -88.6566
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Cemetery locations and burial records are not the same
Union County may have strong cemetery-location coverage even when person-level burial records are limited. Use this directory to find the likely cemetery first, then verify sensitive burial, veteran, or grave-location details with official cemetery, county, VA/NCA, or primary-source records.
County cemetery index
Union County Cemetery Directory
Page 1 of 4
Back to LouisianaAntioch Cemetery
USGSBeulah Cemetery
USGSRocky Branch Cemetery
VA📍 FARMERVILLE, LA
Wilhite Cemetery
USGSAlabama-Weldon Cemetery
USGSBernice Cemetery
USGSSmyrna Cemetery
USGSAbstent Cemetery
USGSAcree Cemetery
USGSAntioch Cemetery
USGSAntioch Cemetery
USGSBarrett Cemetery
USGSBaughman Cemetery
USGSBeech Grove Cemetery
USGSBethel Cemetery
USGSBird's Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery
USGSBoatright Cemetery
USGSBrantley Cemetery
USGSCamp Creek Cemetery
USGSCanaan Cemetery
USGSCarter Cemetery
USGSCedar Grove Cemetery
USGSConway Cemetery
USGSCook Cemetery
USGSBurial record snapshot
Burial Records in Union County, Louisiana
These person-level records can help when you already have a likely name, cemetery, date range, or military-service clue. Use them as starting points, then verify sensitive details with the cemetery, county office, veteran resource, or primary source.
Claude Edward McMillan
🪦 Antioch Cemetery
Elmer M Spencer
🪦 Rocky Branch Cemetery
Cary Charles Ziegler
🪦 Wilhite Cemetery
Bufford Willie McZeal
🪦 Antioch Cemetery
Edward Weldon Chapman
🪦 Beulah Cemetery
Charles Ray Jones
🪦 Wilhite Cemetery
Charles Edward Terrell
🪦 Smyrna Cemetery
Charlie Lee Owens
🪦 Bernice Cemetery
Charles Ervin Gates
🪦 Rocky Branch Cemetery
Donald Roy Faust
🪦 Alabama-Weldon Cemetery
Francis W Reeves
🪦 Beulah Cemetery
Surname index
Surname Index for Union County
These surname links surface recurring family names already present in the county burial archive. They are useful when the cemetery is still unknown but the last name is likely tied to this county.
Surnames are generated from currently indexed burial records and may not represent every family name connected to this county.
Veteran burial records
Veteran-Linked Burial Records in Union County, Louisiana
This block shows burial records that currently include military branch or service-context fields in the archive. Use these entries as research leads and verify official veteran burial details with the appropriate VA/NCA, cemetery, or primary record source.
Claude Edward McMillan
🪦 Antioch Cemetery
1930-07-27 - 2022-05-22 Rank: SN
Elmer M Spencer
🪦 Rocky Branch Cemetery
1931-10-16 - 2022-04-01 Rank: CPL
Cary Charles Ziegler
🪦 Wilhite Cemetery
1949-06-03 - 2022-01-31 Rank: ETN2
Bufford Willie McZeal
🪦 Antioch Cemetery
1948-05-02 - 2021-12-23 Rank: SSGT
Edward Weldon Chapman
🪦 Beulah Cemetery
1928-06-03 - 2021-07-28 Rank: PFC
Charles Ray Jones
🪦 Wilhite Cemetery
1946-12-16 - 2021-06-06 Rank: SP4
Charles Edward Terrell
🪦 Smyrna Cemetery
1946-08-18 - 2021-02-06 Rank: SP4
Charlie Lee Owens
🪦 Bernice Cemetery
1944-09-09 - 2021-01-19
Charles Ervin Gates
🪦 Rocky Branch Cemetery
1945-05-15 - 2020-10-07
Donald Roy Faust
🪦 Alabama-Weldon Cemetery
1932-08-28 - 2019-01-06 Rank: LT COL
Francis W Reeves
🪦 Beulah Cemetery
1928-08-28 - 2011-09-04 Rank: PVT
Official lookup guides
Official Source Verification Paths for Union County
Use these verification paths when a cemetery name, map location, or veteran-linked burial record needs confirmation from a stronger official or institutional source.
Official cemetery source
Use the USGS guide for Union County
Open the official USGS lookup guide with this county context to validate cemetery place names and mapped locations before drilling deeper.
Official burial source
Use the VA burial guide for Union County
Use the official VA locator guide when this county archive surfaces veteran-linked burial rows and service-related details.
Continue browsing
Best Next Clicks From Union County
Use these next-step links when you want to continue from Union County into the most relevant cemetery, person-name, statewide, or official-source path.
Top cemetery page
Antioch Cemetery
2 burial records and stronger place-level archive depth.
Top cemetery page
Beulah Cemetery
2 burial records and stronger place-level archive depth.
Person-name search
Search Union County burial records
Use a full name plus Union County to separate likely matches before expanding into statewide results.
Broaden scope
Return to Louisiana archive
Move up one level when you need nearby counties, more cemetery options, or broader genealogy search context.
How to research this county
How to Find Cemetery Information in Union County
Union County works best as a narrowing layer. Instead of trying to search all records at once, move from county overview into cemetery names and then into individual burial records when the archive shows person-level matches.
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Review cemetery density before searching names
- Start with the top cemetery list on this page to see which locations have the clearest burial-record coverage.
- Compare source labels such as USGS or VA before deciding where to search deeper.
- Use the county map and cemetery cards together to avoid broad, low-context searching.
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Run focused person searches after choosing the likely cemetery
- Search a full first and last name once you have a likely cemetery or county context.
- Use military branch hints and date ranges to separate close name matches.
- Return to the Louisiana archive if you need to compare this county with neighboring areas.
Frequently asked
Union County Archive FAQs
This county FAQ section is designed to answer common archive questions before users widen their search into nearby counties or move down into specific cemetery pages.
How do I search cemetery records in Union County?
Start with the cemetery directory on this page, compare the cemetery count, record depth, and veterans tags, then move into the individual cemetery page once you find the strongest match.
How many cemeteries are mapped in Union County?
74 cemetery locations are currently mapped in Union County, Louisiana, with 74 carrying latitude and longitude context.
Does Union County include burial records as well as cemetery names?
Yes. This county archive combines cemetery counts with burial record coverage where source datasets include person-level information.
Are Union County burial records free to access?
Yes. Cemetery Finders presents county, cemetery, and burial-detail pages from public-source archive data without requiring an account or paid lookup.
How many Union County burial records include military branch context?
11 burial records in this county currently include military branch or service-context fields where the source archive provides them. This should be treated as veteran-linked archive context, not a complete official count of all veterans buried in Union County.