Union Cemetery Traditional Cache
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The Union Cemetery is located about 4 miles southwest of Rockville,
just off road 41 before you reach the Rock Run Hill. A Methodist
Episcopal church once stood on these grounds, known as the Union
Church. Burials were made around the church and some graves were
dated earlier than 1844. After Union Church ceased to be used, the
building was removed and the entire plat of land became a cemetery.
No plat had ever been converted into a cemetery prior to September
1957. Over one half of it is unmarked and the persons at rest there
are unknown, so this record is very incomplete. The cemetery is
closed for burials except for those lots that have already been
purchased. unused. No lots were ever sold so the upkeep is taken
care of by cash donated by interested relatives.
The earliest known birth recorded on a stone is Sarah Vancleave
Dec. 15, 1781 and the earliest burial date is 1817, that of
Margaret C. Bascom.
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