Union Cemetery, est. 1884

About the Cemetery

Union Cemetery, known locally as Monticello Union, was established in 1884 and located west of the Town of Monticello. The land was first patented to George W. Walker as bounty land given to officers and soldiers under an act passed by Congress on 3 Mar 1855.

Walker sold this land to F. L Kueker on 29 Dec 1868, and then sold a portion of this land to the Union Cemetery Company. There are 23 marked Kuekler inscriptions in this cemetery, including an old stone for Fred Kueker in the old central area of the cemetery.

The earliest recorded interment was in 1859 and noted on the Garrett memorial. There are a number of surviving stones from throughout the 1860s, and it is apparent this cemetery was in use long before it was officially established in 1884.