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A visit to the Pioneer Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Pioneer Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Pioneer Cemetery (FG ID #80605)

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 Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   42.9322°   (42° 55' 55")

Lon:   -114.6939°   (-114° 41' 38")

The cemetery is located in Gooding County<2>.

As an estimate, the Pioneer Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Gooding.

The county seat for Gooding County is located in Gooding. Gooding lies just to the west northwest of the Pioneer Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 17 that are within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> of the Pioneer Cemetery.<4>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Pioneer Cemetery.

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

  • Gooding
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Wendell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Bliss
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bliss have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
    • Bliss is located in Gooding County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bliss <6>
  • Hagerman
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Shoshone
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jerome
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerome have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
    • Jerome is located in Jerome County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,106 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jerome <6>
  • Dietrich
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dietrich have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dietrich
    • Dietrich is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dietrich <6>
  • Falls City
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls City have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
    • Falls City is located in Jerome County
  • Buhl
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Filer
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Filer have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filer
    • Filer is located in Twin Falls County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,939 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Filer <6>
  • Besslen
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • King Hill
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Twin Falls
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Falls
      • Twin Falls is located in Twin Falls County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,411 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Twin Falls <6>
    • Clover
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Richfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Castleford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castleford have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleford
      • Castleford is located in Twin Falls County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castleford <6>
    • Magic City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magic City have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magic City
      • Magic City is located in Blaine County
    • Fairfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
      • Fairfield is located in Camas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <6>

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 Gooding 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 first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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:

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 #395871  (Pioneer Cemetery (historical))
    • Note: GNIS record #395871 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: Bliss
    • County: Gooding         Elev: 1000
    • Location given for GNIS #395871 (Pioneer Cemetery (historical))
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #80605

The official website for State of Idaho: https://idaho.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Gooding, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Pioneer Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9322, Longitude: -114.6939    
<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>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.




 

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