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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:

45.6574, -108.8951

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 Stillwater County<2>.

The county seat for Stillwater County is located in Columbus. Columbus lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the west 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 20 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.

  • St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery is located in Yellowstone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Laurel.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2175886 <5>
  • Laurel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Laurel Cemetery is located in Yellowstone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Laurel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Laurel.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20964 <5>
  • Yellowstone National Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Yellowstone National Cemetery is located in Yellowstone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowstone National Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Yellowstone National Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Laurel.
    • The Yellowstone National Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Yellowstone County Veterans Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2285946 <5>
  • Cow Creek Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Cow Creek Cemetery is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Creek Cemetery
  • Howell Grave
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Howell Grave is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Grave
  • Rockvale Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • The Rockvale Cemetery is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockvale Cemetery
  • Joliet Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • The Joliet Cemetery is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliet Cemetery
  • Cooke Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • The Cooke Cemetery is located in Yellowstone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooke Cemetery
  • Carbonado Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • The Carbonado Cemetery is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbonado Cemetery
  • Terrace Gardens Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Yellowstone Valley Memorial Park
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Gebo Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • The Gebo Cemetery is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gebo Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gebo Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Fromberg.
    • The Gebo Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Fromberg Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2175533 <5>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Yellowstone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
    • Sunset Memorial Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Sunset Memorial Cemetery is located in Yellowstone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memorial Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunset Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Billings.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21132 <5>
    • Mountain View Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Stillwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
    • Wrangler Ditch Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Mountview Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mountview Cemetery is located in Yellowstone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountview Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mountview Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Billings.
      • The Mountview Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Billings Cemetery
      • Mountain View Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21014 <5>
    • Beth Aaron Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • The Beth Aaron Cemetery is located in Yellowstone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Aaron Cemetery
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Yellowstone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
    • Beltz Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • The Beltz Cemetery is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beltz Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 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:

  • Park City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Laurel
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Laurel is located in Yellowstone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,715 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <6>
  • Hesper
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hesper is located in Yellowstone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
  • Joliet
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Edgar
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Rimrock
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Rimrock is located in Yellowstone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimrock
  • Molt
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Boyd
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Columbus
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Fromberg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Billings
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Billings is located in Yellowstone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billings
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,736 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Billings <6>
  • Acton
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Acton is located in Yellowstone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Pryor
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Roberts
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Comanche
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Comanche is located in Yellowstone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche
    • Bridger
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Lockwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Lockwood is located in Yellowstone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood

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 Stillwater 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 turn to 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:

  • Pages specific to Montana:
  • Pages specific to Stillwater 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 #775256  (Pioneer Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #775256 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: Stillwater
      • Est. Elev: 1074 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Park City
      • Location given for Pioneer Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.6574469     Lon: -108.8951485
      • 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 Montana's counties, including Stillwater, 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 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.