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Welcome to Pioneer ...

Pioneer is located in Missaukee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pioneer, you might consider that their post office opened in 1876.

Pioneer is 1,320 feet [402 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Pioneer lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Pioneer: 231

Communities Also Named Pioneer ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 35 communities that are also named Pioneer - they are located in Alabama, Arizona (3), California (3), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana (4), Nevada, New Mexico (2), New York, Ohio (2), Oregon (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Washington (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pioneer.

Communities near Pioneer ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pioneer.

  • Cadillac
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Kalkaska
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Manton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Lake City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • McBain
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Fife Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cutcheon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Cutcheon is located in Missaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcheon
  • Stittsville ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Stittsville is located in Missaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stittsville
  • Moorestown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Moorestown is located in Missaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorestown
  • Deibert
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Deibert is located in Kalkaska County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deibert

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Pioneer. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pioneer.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pioneer. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pioneer.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pioneer. See our Newspapers Page for Pioneer.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pioneer ...

Looking for more information about Pioneer? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Pioneer, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pioneer.

Adding Pioneer to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pioneer in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Pioneer was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Pioneer post office opened in 1876. The Pioneer post office closed in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pioneer.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Missaukee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pioneer - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/