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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 #2230695)

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:   41.4804°   (41° 28' 49")

Lon:   -120.5479°   (-120° 32' 52")

The cemetery is located in Modoc County<2>.

As an estimate, the Pioneer Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Alturas.

The county seat for Modoc County is located in Alturas. Alturas lies just to the north northeast of the Pioneer Cemetery .

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 helpful 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 Modoc County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • 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 11 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.

    • Alturas
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alturas
      • Alturas is located in Modoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,542 people
      • Former name for Alturas:
      • Dorrisville
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alturas <4>
    • McArthur
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McArthur have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur
      • McArthur is located in Modoc County
    • Cantrall Mill ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cantrall Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantrall Mill
      • Cantrall Mill is located in Modoc County
    • Canby
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Likely
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Cedarville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Davis Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Eagleville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Adin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Madeline
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)

    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 Modoc County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 15 that are within 29 miles [46.7 km] of the Pioneer Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Alturas Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • The Alturas Cemetery is located in Modoc County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Alturas Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Alturas.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alturas Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1975553 <1>
    • Alturas Indian Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Centerville Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Centerville Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Centerville Cemetery is located in Modoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Centerville Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2540241 <1>
    • ISOT Family Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • The ISOT Family Cemetery is located in Modoc County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the ISOT Family Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Canby.
      • The ISOT Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • In Search of Truth Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the ISOT Family Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2550853 <1>
    • Canby Pioneer Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Canby Pioneer Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Canby Pioneer Cemetery is located in Modoc County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Canby Pioneer Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Canby.
      • The Canby Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Canby Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canby Pioneer Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2305845 <1>
    • Likely Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • The Likely Cemetery is located in Modoc County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Likely Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Likely.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Likely Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8111 <1>
    • Indian Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Cedarville Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Davis Creek Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Continue List   (6 more) ...
      • Lake City Cemetery
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Eagleville Cemetery
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Ash Valley Cemetery
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Ash Valley Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Ash Valley Cemetery is located in Lassen County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ash Valley Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2182397 <1>
      • Pioneer Cemetery
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Modoc County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pioneer Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Adin.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2240055 <1>
      • Adin Cemetery
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • The Adin Cemetery is located in Modoc County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Adin Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Adin.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adin Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7831 <1>
      • Madeline Cemetery
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Madeline Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Madeline Cemetery is located in Lassen County
        • The Madeline Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Madaline Cemetery
        • Madeleine Cemetery
        • Madieline Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Madeline Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2237969 <1>

    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:

    The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.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 California's counties, including Modoc, 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 drawn 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: 41.4804, Longitude: -120.5479    
    <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.




 

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