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 #2366021).
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:
42.4750, -83.2604
The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Oakland County<2>.
The county seat for Oakland County is located in Pontiac. Pontiac lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north 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 29 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Pioneer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pioneer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Southfield Reformed Presbyterian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Holy Sepulchre Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- East Farmington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Hazel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Hazel Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hazel Cemetery
- Beekman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Acacia Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clarenceville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Redford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Redford Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redford Cemetery
- Roseland Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Hope Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Northwest Hebrew Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Beth El Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clover Hill Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Perrin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. James' Episcopal Church Columbarium
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- First UMC Memorial Garden
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Farmington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Quaker Burial Ground
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Beth Abraham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Machpelah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Congregation Beth Tefilo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oakview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Royal Oak Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Christ Church Cranbrook Columbarium
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 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:
- Southfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Beverly Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lathrup Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bingham Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clarenceville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Huntington Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Berkley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wood Creek Farms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brightmoor
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Birmingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Farmington Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Farmington
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Farmington Acres
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Redford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Beech
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Strathmoor ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ferndale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Royal Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Charing Cross
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Livonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elm
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elm is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
- Madison Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Clawson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomfield Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- North Farmington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Quakertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bloomfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 Oakland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pioneer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Birmingham
- Clawson
- Farmington
- Ferndale
- Livonia
- Madison Heights
- Oak Park
- Redford
- Royal Oak
- Southfield
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 Michigan:
- Pages specific to Oakland 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #2366021
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 Michigan's counties, including Oakland, 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' (or 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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |