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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. 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 Graves Cemetery ...

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>

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

Lat:   38.9543°   (38° 57' 15")

Lon:   -120.7383°   (-120° 44' 17")

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 .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foresthill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foresthill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Foresthill Cemetery is located in Placer County
  • Foresthill Community Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Georgetown Pioneer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Deadwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deadwood Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Deadwood Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • The Deadwood Cemetery is located in Placer County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Deadwood Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Foresthill.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2501041 <5>
  • Pioneer Grave
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Grave
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pioneer Grave is located in Placer County
  • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Iowa Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Iowa Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Iowa Hill Cemetery is located in Placer County
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Catholic Cemetery is located in El Dorado County
  • James Marshall Gravesite
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the James Marshall Gravesite
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the James Marshall Gravesite have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The James Marshall Gravesite is located in El Dorado County
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in El Dorado County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Colfax Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colfax Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colfax Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Colfax Cemetery is located in Placer County
    • Colfax Indian Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colfax Indian Cemetery
      • The Colfax Indian Cemetery is located in Yuba County
    • Uniontown Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Uniontown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Uniontown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Uniontown Cemetery is located in El Dorado County
    • Middletown Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middletown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middletown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Middletown Cemetery is located in El Dorado County
    • Westwood Hills Memorial Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westwood Hills Memorial Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westwood Hills Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Westwood Hills Memorial Cemetery is located in El Dorado County
    • Bennett Memorial Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bennett Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bennett Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bennett Memorial Park is located in El Dorado County
    • Catholic Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Catholic Cemetery is located in El Dorado County
    • Placerville Union Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Placerville Union Cemetery
      • The Placerville Union Cemetery is located in El Dorado County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Flat Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Flat Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smith Flat Cemetery is located in El Dorado County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quintette
    • Quintette is located in El Dorado County
  • Georgetown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Michigan Bluff
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Bluff
    • Michigan Bluff is located in Placer County
  • Foresthill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Fornis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fornis
    • Fornis is located in El Dorado County
  • Garden Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Yankee Jims
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankee Jims have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Jims
    • Yankee Jims is located in Placer County
  • Greenwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Kelsey
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey
    • Kelsey is located in El Dorado County
  • Greekstore
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greekstore
    • Greekstore is located in Placer County
  • Iowa Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Last Chance ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Last Chance. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Last Chance
    • Last Chance is located in Placer County
  • Continue List   (15 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)
    • Placerville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Motor City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Motor City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motor City
      • Motor City is located in El Dorado County
    • Camino
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Sportsman Hall ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportsman Hall
      • Sportsman Hall is located in El Dorado County
    • Pollock Pines
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Secret Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Secret Town. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secret Town
      • Secret Town is located in Placer County
    • Chicago Park ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chicago Park. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Park
      • Chicago Park is located in Placer County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper Gap
      • Clipper Gap is located in Placer County

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 begin 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 Graves Cemetery:

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: GNIS record #274847 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Tunnel Hill
    • County: El Dorado         Elev: 911
    • Location given for GNIS #274847 (Pioneer Graves Cemetery)

The official website for El Dorado County: www.co.el-dorado.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Pioneer Graves Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9543, Longitude: -120.7383       In this case, the coordinates for the Pioneer Graves Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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