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 ...
The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Owyhee County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Camp Lyon Cemetery
- The Camp Lyon Cemetery is located in Malheur County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Lyon Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
- Jacob Reuben Graves
- The Jacob Reuben Graves is located in Owyhee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob Reuben Graves
- Jordan Valley Cemetery
- The Jordan Valley Cemetery is located in Malheur County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Valley Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
- Reynolds Creek Cemetery
- The Reynolds Creek Cemetery is located in Owyhee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Reynolds Creek Cemetery is located 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the south of Nampa.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #205838 <2>
- Rockville Cemetery
- The Rockville Cemetery is located in Malheur County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Owyhee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 12 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Pioneer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Cliffs
- Cliffs is located in Owyhee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs
- De Lamar ‑ Historic
- De Lamar is located in Owyhee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Lamar
- Empire City ‑ Historic
- Empire City is located in Owyhee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire City
- Jordan Valley
- Melba
- Murphy
- Oreana
- Oreana is located in Owyhee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreana
- Rockville
- Rockville is located in Owyhee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Sheaville
- Sheaville is located in Malheur County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheaville
- Silver City
- Swan Falls
- Swan Falls is located in Ada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Falls
- Walters Ferry
- Walters Ferry is located in Canyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Ferry
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 Owyhee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pioneer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Jordan Valley
- Silver City
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 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 Idaho:
- Pages specific to Owyhee 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 #374415 (Pioneer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #374415 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: Owyhee
- Est. Elev: 1896 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Silver City
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Owyhee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |