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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 #93312)

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:   38.9528°   (38° 57' 10")

Lon:   -95.2620°   (-95° 15' 43")

The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Douglas County<2>.

The county seat for Douglas County is located in Lawrence. Lawrence lies just to the north of the Pioneer Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Pioneer Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Haskell Indian Nations University - Haskell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Memorial Park Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery is located in Douglas County
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Douglas County
  • Richland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Richland Cemetery is located in Douglas County
  • Flory Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flory Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Flory Cemetery is located in Douglas County
  • Holliday Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holliday Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holliday Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holliday Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Ulrich Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ulrich Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ulrich Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ulrich Cemetery is located in Douglas County
  • Underwood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Underwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Underwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Underwood Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Clinton Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clinton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clinton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Clinton Cemetery is located in Douglas County
  • Brumbaugh Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Vinland Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Cemetery Beni Israel
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cemetery Beni Israel
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cemetery Beni Israel have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cemetery Beni Israel is located in Douglas County
    • Borrowed Light Memorial Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Stony Point Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Eudora City Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Holy Family Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Family Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holy Family Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Delaware Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Delaware Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Delaware Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Delaware Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Stull Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stull Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stull Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stull Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Mound Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mound Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mound Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Colyer Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Reno Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reno Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reno Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Reno Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 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.

  • Lawrence
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Bismarck Grove ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Noria
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Noria. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noria
    • Noria is located in Douglas County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Noria
    • From the Pioneer Cemetery to Noria
  • Sibleyville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Midland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
    • Midland is located in Douglas County
  • Pleasant Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Kanwaka
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kanwaka have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanwaka
    • Kanwaka is located in Douglas County
    • Kanwaka has also been known as:
    • Kanawha
    • Kannaka
    • Kanwaca
  • Buck Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Clinton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lone Star
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Star have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
    • Lone Star is located in Douglas County
  • Vinland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinland
    • Vinland is located in Douglas County
  • Eudora
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Williamstown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Fall Leaf
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Lecompton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lecompton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecompton
      • Lecompton is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lecompton <7>
    • Hesper
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Weaver
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weaver have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
      • Weaver is located in Douglas County
    • Stull
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stull have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stull
      • Stull is located in Douglas County
    • Perry
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Worden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Worden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worden
      • Worden is located in Douglas County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Worden
      • From the Pioneer Cemetery to Worden
    • Baldwin City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwin City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin City
      • Baldwin City is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,689 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwin City <7>
    • Clearfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Linwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
      • Linwood is located in Leavenworth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
      • Linwood has also been known as:
      • Big Stranger
      • Johnny Cake
      • Journeycake
    • Medina
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Medina. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
      • Medina is located in Jefferson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Medina
      • From the Pioneer Cemetery to Medina
    • Grover
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grover. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
      • Grover is located in Douglas County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Grover
      • From the Pioneer Cemetery to Grover
    • Big Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)

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 Douglas 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 like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 #479116  (Pioneer Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #479116 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: Lawrence West
    • County: Douglas         Elev: 310
    • Location given for GNIS #479116 (Pioneer Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #93312

The official website for Douglas County: www.douglas-county.com/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.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 Kansas' counties, including Douglas, 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- ) 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: 38.9528, Longitude: -95.2620    
<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 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.
<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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