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A visit to the Pioneer Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Pioneer Cemetery ...

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

38.7952, -120.8891

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Pioneer Cemetery is located in El Dorado County<2>.

The county seat for El Dorado County is located in Placerville. Placerville lies just to the southeast of the Pioneer Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Pioneer Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of the Pioneer Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Uniontown Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Uniontown Cemetery is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown Cemetery
  • Gold Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Gold Hill Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
    • The Gold Hill Cemetery is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gold Hill Cemetery is located in Gold Hill.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2348365 <5>
  • Jayhawk Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Jayhawk Cemetery is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jayhawk Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Jayhawk Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in the vicinity of Jayhawk
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8083 <5>
  • Westwood Hills Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Middletown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Middletown Cemetery is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown Cemetery
  • Bennett Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Bennett Memorial Park is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Memorial Park
  • Pilot Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Pilot Hill Cemetery is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Hill Cemetery
  • Placerville Union Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Placerville Union Cemetery is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placerville Union Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Placerville Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Placerville.
    • The Placerville Union Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Union Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1812538 <5>
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Catholic Cemetery is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
  • Greenwood Pioneer Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Smith Flat Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Smith Flat Cemetery is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Flat Cemetery
  • Georgetown Pioneer Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Georgetown Pioneer Cemetery is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown Pioneer Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Georgetown Pioneer Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Georgetown.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2155843 <5>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Green Valley Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Green Valley Cemetery is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Green Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Skinners.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641664 <5>
    • Spanish Dry Diggings Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
    • Old Auburn Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Old Auburn Cemetery is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Auburn Cemetery
      • The Old Auburn Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Auburn District Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1972157 <5>
    • New Auburn Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The New Auburn Cemetery is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Auburn Cemetery
    • Mormon Island Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mormon Island Cemetery is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Island Cemetery
    • Clarksville Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Clarksville Cemetery is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville Cemetery
    • Pioneer Graves Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Pioneer Graves Cemetery is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Graves Cemetery
    • Josephine Mine Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pioneer Cemetery.

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

  • Coloma
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Lotus
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Gold Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Gold Hill is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
  • Kelsey
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Kelsey is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey
  • Garden Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jayhawk
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jayhawk is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jayhawk
  • Placerville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Fornis
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Fornis is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fornis
  • Greenwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Diamond Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pilot Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Skinners
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Skinners is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinners
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • El Dorado
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Georgetown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Salmon Falls ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Salmon Falls is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Falls
    • Shingle Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Euchre Diggings ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Euchre Diggings is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euchre Diggings
    • Motor City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Motor City is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motor City
    • Cool
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Cameron Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Tiger Lily
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Tiger Lily is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger Lily
    • Waterford Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Waterford Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Village
    • Equestrian Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Equestrian Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equestrian Village
    • Winterhaven Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Winterhaven Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterhaven Village
    • Highland Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Highland Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
    • Oak Tree Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Oak Tree Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree Village

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 El Dorado County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Pioneer Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to California:
  • Pages specific to El Dorado County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • 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 Pioneer Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1733865  (Pioneer Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1733865 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: El Dorado
      • Est. Elev: 272 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Coloma
      • Location given for Pioneer Cemetery:
      • Lat: 38.7951793     Lon: -120.8891049
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including El Dorado, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pioneer 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>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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.