Union County, South Carolina Cemetery Records & Burial Search
Search cemetery names, burial records, grave details, and local archive context for Union County, South Carolina from one focused county hub.
County archive snapshot
Union County Overview
120
Cemeteries
18
Indexed Records
120
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, South Carolina contains 120 documented cemeteries including municipal grounds, church burial sites, and family plots spread across the county archive. This page connects 18 burial records with cemetery locations, grave detail, and military service context where available. Sunset Memorial Gardens is one of the strongest current archive entry points for this county, with record coverage reaching back to 1869 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: 34.7320, -81.6315
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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 6
Back to South CarolinaSunset Memorial Gardens
USGSUnion Memorial Gardens
USGSFosters Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery
USGSHaney Family Cemetery
VA📍 UNION, SC
Hebron Baptist Ch Cem
VA📍 UNION, SC
Mt Joy Baptist Church
VA📍 JONESVILLE, SC
Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery
VA📍 BUFFALO, SC
Sardis Umc Cemetery
VA📍 UNION, SC
Askew Cemetery
USGSBelmont Cemetery
USGSBethany AME Church Cemetery
USGSBethany Baptist Church Cemetery
USGSBethel Baptist Church Graveyard
USGSBethlehem United Methodist Church Cemetery
USGSBeulah Cemetery
USGSBlackstock Road Cemetery
USGSBobo Cemetery
USGSBogansville United Methodist Church Graveyard
USGSBriggs Cemetery
USGSBrowns Creek Cemetery
USGSBuffalo Cemetery
USGSCane Creek Cemetery
USGSCane Creek Cemetery
USGSCane Creek Cemetery
USGSBurial record snapshot
Burial Records in Union County, South Carolina
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.
Alfred David Sweat
🪦 Fosters Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery
Daniel F Garner
🪦 Mt Joy Baptist Church
Edward O'Shields
🪦 Sardis Umc Cemetery
Carol H Bailey
🪦 Union Memorial Gardens
David Settles
🪦 Sunset Memorial Gardens
Charles Harry Martin
🪦 Sunset Memorial Gardens
Carl Wendell Ward
🪦 Sunset Memorial Gardens
Connie W McZilkey
🪦 Sunset Memorial Gardens
Ellis R Reynolds
🪦 Sunset Memorial Gardens
Bobby Gene Lott
🪦 Sunset Memorial Gardens
Charles Henry Ward
🪦 Sunset Memorial Gardens
David Roy Brackins
🪦 Union Memorial Gardens
Cecil J Billings
🪦 Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery
Ell Dee Wise
🪦 Sunset Memorial Gardens
Charles Oliver Wright
🪦 Sunset Memorial Gardens
Dave Russell Austin
🪦 Sunset Memorial Gardens
Daniel Griffin
🪦 Haney Family Cemetery
Christopher C Eison
🪦 Hebron Baptist Ch Cem
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, South Carolina
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.
Alfred David Sweat
🪦 Fosters Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery
Unknown birth - 2026-12-02
Daniel F Garner
🪦 Mt Joy Baptist Church
Unknown birth - 2026-09-20
Edward O'Shields
🪦 Sardis Umc Cemetery
1935-02-27 - 2022-04-23 Rank: CS3
Carol H Bailey
🪦 Union Memorial Gardens
1935-03-31 - 2021-10-20 Rank: SP4
David Settles
🪦 Sunset Memorial Gardens
1936-01-04 - 2021-08-02 Rank: SP4
Charles Harry Martin
🪦 Sunset Memorial Gardens
1942-07-01 - 2021-06-02 Rank: BUL3
Carl Wendell Ward
🪦 Sunset Memorial Gardens
1945-04-16 - 2021-04-12 Rank: PFC
Connie W McZilkey
🪦 Sunset Memorial Gardens
1942-08-10 - 2021-04-10 Rank: SP5
Ellis R Reynolds
🪦 Sunset Memorial Gardens
1944-10-19 - 2021-03-29 Rank: SP4
Bobby Gene Lott
🪦 Sunset Memorial Gardens
1933-09-04 - 2020-11-18 Rank: PVT
Charles Henry Ward
🪦 Sunset Memorial Gardens
1931-02-16 - 2020-11-04
David Roy Brackins
🪦 Union Memorial Gardens
1942-02-13 - 2020-08-05 Rank: SP4
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
Sunset Memorial Gardens
10 burial records and stronger place-level archive depth.
Top cemetery page
Union Memorial Gardens
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 South Carolina 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 South Carolina 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?
120 cemetery locations are currently mapped in Union County, South Carolina, with 120 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?
18 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.