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 ...
The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Nevada County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Alleghany Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Alleghany Cemetery is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Alleghany Cemetery is located in Alleghany.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2375337 <2>
- Camptonville Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Catholic Cemetery is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Catholic Cemetery is located in Grass Valley.
- Colfax Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Colfax Cemetery is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax Cemetery
- Colfax Indian Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Deer Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Deer Creek Cemetery is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Deer Creek Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Nevada City.
- The Deer Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2400769 <2>
- Dutch Flat Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Dutch Flat Cemetery is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Flat Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dutch Flat Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Alta
- Elm Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Elm Ridge Cemetery is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Ridge Cemetery
- Forest City Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Greenwood Memorial Cemetery is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenwood Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Grass Valley.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8005 <2>
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- The Immaculate Conception Cemetery is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immaculate Conception Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Immaculate Conception Cemetery is located outside of Smartsville
- The Immaculate Conception Cemetery has also been known as:
- Smartsville Catholic Cemetery
- Smartville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2189988 <2>
- Iowa Hill Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Iowa Hill Cemetery is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Kneebone Family Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Kneebone Family Cemetery is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kneebone Family Cemetery
- The Kneebone Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bridgeport Pioneer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2261599 <2>
- Pike City Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Nevada City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1268254 <2>
- Pioneer Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rough & Ready Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Sleighville House Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Smartsville Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- The Smartsville Cemetery is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartsville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Smartsville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located
- The Smartsville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Good Templars Cemetery
- Mason Cemetery
- McGanney Cemetery
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Smartsville Fraternal Cemetery
- Smartville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8377 <2>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Pioneer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Alta Sierra
- Alta Sierra is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Sierra
- Birchville
- Birchville is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchville
- Bitney Corner
- Bitney Corner is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitney Corner
- Blue Tent
- Blue Tent is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Tent
- Bridgeport
- Bridgeport is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Cedar Ridge
- Chicago Park
- Glenbrook
- Glenbrook is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
- Gold Flat
- Gold Flat is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Flat
- Grass Valley
- Kres
- Kres is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kres
- Lake City
- Lake City is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lake Wildwood
- Lake Wildwood is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wildwood
- Nevada City Rancheria
- Nevada City
- Newtown
- Newtown is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- North Bloomfield ‑ Historic
- North Bloomfield is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
- North Columbia
- North Columbia is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Columbia
- North San Juan
- The Oaks
- The Oaks is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Oaks
- Rough and Ready
- Scotts Flat
- Scotts Flat is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Flat
- Spring Hill
- Spring Hill is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Union Hill
- Union Hill is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- You Bet ‑ Historic
- You Bet is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for You Bet
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 Nevada County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pioneer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Grass Valley
- Nevada City
- North San Juan
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Nevada 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 #1682943 (Pioneer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1682943 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: Nevada
- Est. Elev: 802 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Nevada City
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Nevada, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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- Pioneer Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |