Union Cemetery
Also known as Old Union Cemetery
Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
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Get directions E 12th Street and N French Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19801 United StatesCoordinates: 39.74688, -75.54479 - Cemetery ID:
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Add PhotosThe burials for this cemetery were compiled using the publicly-available Delaware death records (available in several on-line sources and the Delaware State Archives). Review these for additional information – address, occupation, parents' names, place of birth.
The name of the cemetery located at 12th above French St is recorded in various ways: 12th and French, 12th above French, Union Cemetery and Old Union Cemetery. The names ‘Union' or ‘New Union' appear around 1900; and the Wilmington City Directory refers to ‘Union Cemetery' along Union Street (overlapping the locations of Ezion and St. Peter's cemetery).
1870 Wilmington City Directory - Union American, French above 12th
1898/99 Wilmington City Directory - UNION (colored) - West of Union on Pyles lane from Lancaster to Second St.
1919 Wilmington City Directory – Union (colored) - West of Union on Grant, from Lancaster Ave to 2nd St
Records for both Union and Old Union are included in this collection.
The earliest recorded burial is 1861. The latest record is 1909.
The date of removal of this cemetery has not been determined.
No trace of the original cemetery site remains.
The burials for this cemetery were compiled using the publicly-available Delaware death records (available in several on-line sources and the Delaware State Archives). Review these for additional information – address, occupation, parents' names, place of birth.
The name of the cemetery located at 12th above French St is recorded in various ways: 12th and French, 12th above French, Union Cemetery and Old Union Cemetery. The names ‘Union' or ‘New Union' appear around 1900; and the Wilmington City Directory refers to ‘Union Cemetery' along Union Street (overlapping the locations of Ezion and St. Peter's cemetery).
1870 Wilmington City Directory - Union American, French above 12th
1898/99 Wilmington City Directory - UNION (colored) - West of Union on Pyles lane from Lancaster to Second St.
1919 Wilmington City Directory – Union (colored) - West of Union on Grant, from Lancaster Ave to 2nd St
Records for both Union and Old Union are included in this collection.
The earliest recorded burial is 1861. The latest record is 1909.
The date of removal of this cemetery has not been determined.
No trace of the original cemetery site remains.
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- Total memorials10
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- Added: 2 May 2017
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2640985
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