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A visit to the Pioneer Graves 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 Graves Cemetery ...

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

38.9543, -120.7383

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

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

The county seat for El Dorado County is located in Placerville. Placerville lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Pioneer Graves Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Pioneer Graves Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Pioneer Graves Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Josephine Mine Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Foresthill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Foresthill Cemetery is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foresthill Cemetery
  • Foresthill Community Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Georgetown Pioneer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Deadwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Deadwood Cemetery is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadwood Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Deadwood Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Foresthill.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2501041 <5>
  • Pioneer Grave
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Pioneer Grave is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Grave
  • Spanish Dry Diggings Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Greenwood Pioneer Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Iowa Hill Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Iowa Hill Cemetery is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Hill Cemetery
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Catholic Cemetery is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
  • James Marshall Gravesite
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Colfax Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Colfax Cemetery is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax Cemetery
    • Colfax Indian Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Uniontown Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Uniontown Cemetery is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown Cemetery
    • Gold Hill Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Middletown Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • The Middletown Cemetery is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown Cemetery
    • Westwood Hills Memorial Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Bennett Memorial Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • The Bennett Memorial Park is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Memorial Park
    • Catholic Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • The Catholic Cemetery is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
    • Placerville Union Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Smith Flat Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • The Smith Flat Cemetery is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Flat Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pioneer Graves Cemetery.

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

  • Quintette
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Quintette is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quintette
  • Georgetown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Michigan Bluff
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Michigan Bluff is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Bluff
  • Foresthill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Fornis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Fornis is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fornis
  • Garden Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Yankee Jims
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Yankee Jims is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Jims
  • Greenwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Kelsey
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Kelsey is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey
  • Greekstore
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Greekstore is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greekstore
  • Iowa Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Last Chance ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Last Chance is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Last Chance
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Coloma
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Weimar
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Applegate
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Lotus
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Cool
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Gold Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Gold Hill is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
    • Placerville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Motor City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Motor City is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motor City
    • Camino
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Sportsman Hall ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Sportsman Hall is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportsman Hall
    • Pollock Pines
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Secret Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Secret Town is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secret Town
    • Chicago Park ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Chicago Park is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Park
    • Colfax
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Meadow Vista
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Clipper Gap
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Clipper Gap is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper Gap

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 Graves Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in El Dorado County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Graves 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 Graves Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #274847  (Pioneer Graves Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #274847 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: 911 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Tunnel Hill
      • Location given for Pioneer Graves Cemetery:
      • Lat: 38.954345     Lon: -120.7382629
      • 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pioneer Graves 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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