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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 ...

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

47.2300, -95.1959

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

The county seat for Clearwater County is located in Bagley. Bagley lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the north northwest 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 26 that are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Pioneer Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Stevens Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Stevens Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Cemetery
  • Lake Alice Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Lake Alice Cemetery is located in Hubbard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Alice Cemetery
  • Sell Lake Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Sell Lake Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sell Lake Cemetery
  • Old Sell Lake Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Old Sell Lake Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sell Lake Cemetery
  • Fern Twp. Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Fern Twp. Cemetery is located in Hubbard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Twp. Cemetery
    • The Fern Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Becida Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2390251 <5>
  • Alida Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Alida Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alida Cemetery
  • Rice Free Lutheran Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery
  • St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Hubbard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • Moose Creek Twp. Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Hubbard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Nora Twp. Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Nora Twp. Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora Twp. Cemetery
      • The Nora Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bethel Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • Nora Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82896 <5>
    • Lake Emma Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Lake Emma Cemetery is located in Hubbard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Emma Cemetery
    • Jones Twp. Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • The Jones Twp. Cemetery is located in Beltrami County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Twp. Cemetery
    • Shevlin - Moose Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Becker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    • Grand Medicine Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Theodores Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Theodores Cemetery is located in Becker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Theodores Cemetery
    • Breck Memorial Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Breck Memorial Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Guthrie Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • The Guthrie Cemetery is located in Hubbard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie Cemetery
    • St. Lawrence Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • The St. Lawrence Cemetery is located in Hubbard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lawrence Cemetery
    • Nary Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • The Nary Cemetery is located in Hubbard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nary Cemetery
    • Solway Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • The Solway Cemetery is located in Beltrami County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solway Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Pioneer Cemetery.

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

  • Long Lost Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Long Lost Lake is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lost Lake
    • Estimated population in 2015: 44 people
  • Lake George
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Two Inlets
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Two Inlets is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Inlets
  • Minerva
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Minerva is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
  • Elbow Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Elbow Lake is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbow Lake
  • Roy Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Roy Lake is located in Mahnomen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy Lake
  • Rice Lake
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Rice Lake is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
  • Pine Point
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine Point is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point
  • Ponsford
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Laporte
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Solway
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Naytahwaush
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Shevlin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Osage
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Wilton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Wilton is located in Beltrami County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
    • Park Rapids
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Dorset
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Dorset is located in Hubbard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
    • Bagley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Bagley is located in Clearwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,439 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bagley <6>
    • Rosby
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Rosby is located in Beltrami County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosby
    • Bemidji
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Nevis
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Benedict
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Benedict is located in Hubbard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benedict
    • Pinewood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Pinewood is located in Beltrami County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood

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 Clearwater 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 visit 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:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Clearwater 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 #649514  (Pioneer Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #649514 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: Clearwater
      • Est. Elev: 449 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Lake Itasca
      • Location given for Pioneer Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.2299575     Lon: -95.1958522
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Clearwater, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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>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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.