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A visit to the Yuma 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 Yuma Pioneer Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave<1> website: The Yuma Pioneer Cemetery (FG ID #57144)

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 Yuma Pioneer Cemetery ...

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

The county seat for Yuma County is located in Yuma. Yuma lies just to the southwest of the Yuma Pioneer Cemetery .

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

Lat:   32.7040°   (32° 42' 14")

Lon:   -114.6182°   (-114° 37' 5")

Establishment of the Yuma Pioneer Cemetery ...

The Yuma Pioneer Cemetery was established May 24, 1895.

Name Variations for Yuma Pioneer Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Yuma Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Yuma City Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Yuma Pioneer Cemetery:

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Yuma Pioneer Cemetery.

  • Araby
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    • Araby lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Yuma Pioneer Cemetery.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Araby have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Araby
  • Bard
  • Fort Laguna ‑ Historic
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Laguna
    • Fort Laguna was located 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the northeast of Yuma Pioneer Cemetery.
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Laguna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Castle Dome Landing
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Dome Landing
    • Castle Dome Landing lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Yuma Pioneer Cemetery.
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  • Dome ‑ Historic
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dome
    • Dome was located 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east of Yuma Pioneer Cemetery.
  • Felicity
  • Fishers Landing
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Landing
    • Fishers Landing lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Yuma Pioneer Cemetery.
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  • Fortuna Foothills
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortuna Foothills
    • Fortuna Foothills lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east of Yuma Pioneer Cemetery.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fortuna Foothills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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  • Gadsden
  • Ligurta
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    • Ligurta lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the east of Yuma Pioneer Cemetery.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Ligurta
  • Martinez Lake
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez Lake
    • Martinez Lake lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Yuma Pioneer Cemetery.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Martinez Lake
  • Picacho
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    • Picacho lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the north of Yuma Pioneer Cemetery.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Picacho have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Picacho
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • San Luis
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Luis
      • San Luis lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the southwest of Yuma Pioneer Cemetery.
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,242 people
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on San Luis
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Luis<5>
    • Somerton
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerton
      • Somerton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southwest of Yuma Pioneer Cemetery.
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,716 people
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Somerton
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somerton<5>
    • Steam
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam
      • Steam lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the west of Yuma Pioneer Cemetery.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Steam
    • Tumco ‑ Historic
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumco
      • Tumco was located 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Yuma Pioneer Cemetery.
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tumco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Winterhaven
    • Yuma
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
      • Yuma lies less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Yuma Pioneer Cemetery.
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99,811 people
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Yuma
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yuma<5>

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 Yuma Pioneer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Yuma County.

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

List of the closest cemeteries ...

We know of 7 cemeteries that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Yuma Pioneer Cemetery. The cemeteries are listed in alphabetical order.

Unless otherwise noted, the following cemeteries are located in Yuma County.

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 Yuma Pioneer Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #23628  (Yuma Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #23628 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: Yuma East
    • County: Yuma         Elev: 62
    • Location given for GNIS #23628 (Yuma Cemetery)
    • Lat: 32.7042144           Lon: -114.6185634
    • Lat: 32.7042144     Lon: -114.6185634
    • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #57144

The official website for Yuma County: www.co.yuma.az.us/

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 Yuma, 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 obstructions 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 Yuma Pioneer Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7040, Longitude: -114.6182    
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.




 

 

 

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