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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:

39.2657, -121.0238

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 Nevada County<2>.

The county seat for Nevada County is located in Nevada City. Nevada City 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 18 miles [29 km]<3> of the Pioneer Cemetery.<4>

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

  • 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 <5>
  • 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 <5>
  • 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 <5>
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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.
  • Rough & Ready Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Rough & Ready Cemetery is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough & Ready Cemetery
  • Pioneer Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Pioneer Grove Cemetery is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Grove Cemetery
  • 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
  • Pike City Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Camptonville Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Colfax Indian Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • 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
    • 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
    • Sleighville House Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • 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 <5>
    • 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 <5>
    • 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 <5>
    • Alleghany Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Forest City Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)

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 based on their distance from Pioneer Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Nevada City
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Gold Flat
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Gold Flat is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Flat
  • Nevada City Rancheria
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Spring Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Spring Hill is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
  • Glenbrook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Glenbrook is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
  • Grass Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Newtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Newtown is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
  • The Oaks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Oaks is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Oaks
  • Union Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Union Hill is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
  • Cedar Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Kres
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Kres is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kres
  • Blue Tent
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Blue Tent is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Tent
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Bitney Corner
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Bitney Corner is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitney Corner
    • Scotts Flat
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Scotts Flat is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Flat
    • Rough and Ready
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • You Bet ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • You Bet is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for You Bet
    • Lake City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Lake City is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
    • North Columbia
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • North Columbia is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Columbia
    • Birchville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Birchville is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchville
    • Alta Sierra
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Alta Sierra is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Sierra
    • Chicago Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • North San Juan
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Wildwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Lake Wildwood is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wildwood
    • North Bloomfield ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • North Bloomfield is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
    • Bridgeport
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Bridgeport is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport

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.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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
      • Location given for Pioneer Cemetery:
      • Lat: 39.2657271     Lon: -121.0238377
      • 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 Nevada, 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 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.
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