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:
40.9081, -91.8457
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 Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Fairfield. Fairfield lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northwest 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 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Pioneer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pioneer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fielder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Fielder Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fielder Cemetery
- Jones Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spencer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Spencer Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Cemetery
- Glasgow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Glasgow Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow Cemetery
- Galliher Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Parkerville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Parkerville Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkerville Cemetery
- Topping Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Topping Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topping Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Bradshaw Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bradshaw Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Clinkenbeard Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- United Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
- Tedrow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Tedrow Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedrow Cemetery
- Winchester Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Winchester Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Cemetery
- Fordyce Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Fordyce Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyce Cemetery
- Hickory Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hickory Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gilmore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gilmore Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union 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 Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pioneer Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Stockport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Winchester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Winchester is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Glasgow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glasgow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Birmingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Lockridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Kilbourn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kilbourn is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourn
- Mount Zion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Zion is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Rome
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rome is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Fairfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Libertyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Libertyville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Perlee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Perlee is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perlee
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Salem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Oakland Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Oakland Mills is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Mills
- Westwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Westwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Douds
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Douds is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douds
- Leando
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Leando is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leando
- Keosauqua
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Big Mound
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Big Mound is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Mound
- Russellville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Russellville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Russellville has also been known as:
- Doantown
- Maharishi Vedic City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Maharishi Vedic City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maharishi Vedic City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
- Bonaparte
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- White Lane ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- White Lane is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lane
- Houghton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Houghton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Mount Hamill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Hamill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hamill
- Former names for Mount Hamill:
- Courtwright
- Hamill
- Mount Pleasant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Plain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Plain is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Selma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Selma is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pioneer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Birmingham
- Bonaparte
- Fairfield
- Keosauqua
- Lockridge
- Mount Pleasant
- Pleasant Plain
- Salem
- Salem lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Pioneer Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Salem.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Selma
- Stockport
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 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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 #1976500 (Pioneer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1976500 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 203 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lockridge West
- Location given for Pioneer Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.9080804 Lon: -91.8457248
- 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 Iowa's counties, including Jefferson, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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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