A visit to the Mormon 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 Mormon Pioneer Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Mormon Pioneer Cemetery (FG ID #2291793)
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 Mormon Pioneer Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mormon Pioneer Cemetery
Lat: 41.3348° (41° 20' 5")
Lon: -95.9662° (-95° 57' 58")
The Mormon Pioneer Cemetery is located in Douglas County<2>.
The county seat for Douglas County is located in Omaha. Omaha lies just to the south southwest of the Mormon Pioneer Cemetery .
Establishment of the Mormon Pioneer Cemetery ...
The Mormon Pioneer Cemetery was established in 1846.
Name Variations for Mormon Pioneer Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Mormon Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Winter Quarters Pioneer Cemetery
- Mormon Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Mormon Pioneer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mormon Pioneer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Potters Field
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Pleasant Hill Jewish Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Springwell Danish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Golden Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Servants of Mary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Shipley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Union Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Bohemian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Evans Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Crescent Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crescent Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crescent Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Crescent Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ressurection Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Lawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Lawn Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The West Lawn Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Westlawn - Hillcrest Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- McIntosh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McIntosh Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McIntosh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The McIntosh Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
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 Mormon Pioneer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mormon Pioneer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Home Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Carter Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Irvington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Omaha
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Crescent is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 618 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crescent <6>
- Council Bluffs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Calhoun
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Honey Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honey Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Honey Creek is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Boys Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ralston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ralston have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Ralston is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,254 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ralston <6>
- Chautauqua
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bennington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Bennington is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,518 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bennington <6>
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- La Vista
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Vista
- La Vista is located in Sarpy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,020 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Vista <6>
- Weston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Weston is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Weston
- From the Mormon Pioneer Cemetery to Weston
- Loveland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loveland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
- Loveland is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Papillion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Papillion have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Papillion
- Papillion is located in Sarpy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,293 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Papillion <6>
- Bellevue
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- De Soto ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pigeon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pigeon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Pigeon is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pigeon
- From the Mormon Pioneer Cemetery to Pigeon
- Millard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Washington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Washington is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <6>
- Chalco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chalco have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalco
- Chalco is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chalco <6>
- McClelland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClelland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClelland
- McClelland is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McClelland <6>
- Elkhorn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhorn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Elkhorn is located in Douglas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkhorn <6>
- Dumfries
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Underwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Missouri Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Missouri Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri Valley
- Missouri Valley is located in Harrison County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,576 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Missouri Valley <6>
- Kennard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- California Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Elk City
(15 miles [24.1 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 Mormon 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 Mormon Pioneer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellevue
- Bennington
- Boys Town
- Council Bluffs
- De Soto - Historic
- Elkhorn
- Fort Calhoun
- Kennard
- Millard
- Missouri Valley
- Omaha
- Omaha lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Mormon Pioneer Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Omaha.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Papillion
- Ralston
- Underwood
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 Mormon Pioneer Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Nebraska:
- Pages specific to Douglas County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Mormon Pioneer Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Mormon Pioneer Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #831419 (Mormon Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #831419 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: Omaha North
- County: Douglas Elev: 362
- Location given for GNIS #831419 (Mormon Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2291793
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Douglas County: www.co.douglas.ne.us/
The official website for State of Nebraska: https://www.nebraska.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 Nebraska's 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 '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Mormon Pioneer Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3348, Longitude: -95.9662 |
<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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<7> | 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. |