A visit to the Pioneer 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 Pioneer Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Pioneer Cemetery (FG ID #2163437)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Pioneer Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pioneer Cemetery

Lat: 32.9301° (32° 55' 48")

Lon: -112.7185° (-112° 43' 6")

The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Maricopa County<2>.

The county seat for Maricopa County is located in Phoenix. Phoenix lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the Pioneer Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Pioneer Cemetery:

Pages specific to Arizona:
Pages specific to Maricopa County:
Cemetery Information and Directories:
- From Find-A-Grave:
- The Pioneer Cemetery (FG ID #2163437)
- From Cyndi's List:
- Cemeteries of Arizona
- Cemeteries of Maricopa County
- Cemetery Junction:
- Directory for Arizona
- From FamilySearch:
- Cemeteries Wiki for Arizona
- From Interment.net:
- Cemeteries of Arizona
- Cemeteries of Maricopa
About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Pioneer Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 7 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Pioneer Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pioneer Cemetery, with the nearest first.

Gila Bend
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila Bend
- Gila Bend is located in Maricopa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,118 people
- Former name for Gila Bend:
- Gila
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gila Bend <4>
San Lucy Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Lucy Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Lucy Village
- San Lucy Village is located in Maricopa County
Theba
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theba
- Theba is located in Maricopa County
Mobile
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile
- Mobile is located in Maricopa County
Harqua ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harqua have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harqua
- Harqua is located in Maricopa County
Arlington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Arlington is located in Maricopa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <4>
Palo Verde
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Verde
- Palo Verde is located in Maricopa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palo Verde <4>

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 Pioneer Cemetery. The following communities are located in Maricopa County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pioneer Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Gila Bend
- Gila Bend lies less than 2 miles<3> to the North (N) of the Pioneer Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gila Bend.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila Bend

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 5 that are within 26 miles [41.8 km] of the Pioneer Cemetery.<6>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pioneer Cemetery, with the nearest first.

Stout Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stout Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Stout Cemetery is located in Maricopa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stout Cemetery
Hee - A - Hand Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hee - A - Hand Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hee - A - Hand Park is located in Maricopa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hee - A - Hand Park
Bosque Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bosque Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bosque Cemetery is located in Maricopa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bosque Cemetery
Fourr Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Fourr Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- The Fourr Cemetery is located in Maricopa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fourr Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57013 <1>
Oatman Farmily Graves
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Oatman Farmily Graves. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- The Oatman Farmily Graves is located in Maricopa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oatman Farmily Graves

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

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 Pioneer Cemetery:

Referenced GNIS Record ...
GNIS ID #9519 (Pioneer Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #9519 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Gila Bend
- County: Maricopa Elev: 234
- Location given for GNIS #9519 (Pioneer Cemetery)
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2163437

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Maricopa County: www.maricopa.gov/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/

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 Maricopa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>	Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Pioneer Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9301, Longitude: -112.7185
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>	While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<7>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.