A visit to the Pearce Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Pearce Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Pearce Cemetery (FG ID #57088).
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Pearce Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pearce Cemetery:
31.9082, -109.8294
The Pearce Cemetery is located in Cochise County<2>.
The county seat for Cochise County is located in Bisbee. Bisbee lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<3> to the south of the Pearce Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pearce Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 19 that are within 28 miles [45.1 km] of the Pearce Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pearce Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sulphur Springs Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Light Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Light Cemetery is located in Cochise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Cemetery
- Gleeson Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cochise Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Whitewater Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dragoon Springs Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kambitsch Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- The Kambitsch Cemetery is located in Cochise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kambitsch Cemetery
- Tombstone Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Boothill Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- St. David Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- The St. David Cemetery is located in Cochise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. David Cemetery
- McNeal Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Rucker Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- The Rucker Cemetery is located in Cochise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker Cemetery
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Riggs Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- The Riggs Cemetery is located in Cochise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggs Cemetery
- Fairbank Pioneer Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Neighborhood Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Erickson Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- The Erickson Cemetery is located in Cochise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erickson Cemetery
- Cochise Gardens of Rest Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ft. Bowie Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Benson Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- The Benson Cemetery is located in Cochise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Pearce Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pearce Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pearce
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Turquoise ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Courtland ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sunizona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gleeson ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cochise
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dragoon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elfrida
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tombstone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dos Cabezas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Saint David
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Contention City ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- McNeal
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Willcox
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fairbank ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pomerene
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Benson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fort Bowie ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Camp Bowie ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Pearce Cemetery. The following communities are located in Cochise County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pearce Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benson
- Courtland - Historic
- Dos Cabezas
- Pearce
- Tombstone
- Willcox
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Pearce Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arizona:
- Pages specific to Cochise County:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Pearce Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #57088
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #22168 (Pearce Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #22168 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Cochise
- Est. Elev: 1346 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pearce
- Location given for Pearce Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.9078642 Lon: -109.8297899
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Cochise, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pearce Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |