A visit to the Pioneer Burying Ground ...
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 Burying Ground ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pioneer Burying Ground:
43.0767, -77.5217
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pioneer Burying Ground can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pioneer Burying Ground is located in Monroe County<2>.
The county seat for Monroe County is located in Rochester. Rochester lies just to the northwest of the Pioneer Burying Ground .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pioneer Burying Ground.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Pioneer Burying Ground.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pioneer Burying Ground, with the nearest first.
- Pittsford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- East Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The East Street Cemetery is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Street Cemetery
- White Haven Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Perinton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Perinton Cemetery is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perinton Cemetery
- Old Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Burying Ground is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Burying Ground
- Perinton Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brighton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Brighton Cemetery is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- East Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The East Baptist Cemetery is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Baptist Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- The St. Marys Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Mary's RC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #151654 <5>
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Greenvale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Greenvale Cemetery is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Veterans Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Veterans Memorial Park is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veterans Memorial Park
- Maplewood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Maplewood Cemetery is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Miller Cemetery is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Porters Corners Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Old Mendon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Old Mendon Cemetery is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mendon Cemetery
- The Old Mendon Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Mendon.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2255043 <5>
- Mendon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mendon Cemetery is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon Cemetery
- Mason Road Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mason Road Cemetery is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Road Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Pioneer Burying Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Pioneer Burying Ground is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Burying Ground
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pioneer Burying Ground.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pioneer Burying Ground, with the nearest first:
- Pittsford
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- East Rochester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Rochester is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,458 people
- Henrietta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fairport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Penfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brighton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brighton is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Ridgeland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ridgeland is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland
- Mendon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Brighton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- West Brighton is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brighton
- Ford Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ford Corner is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Corner
- West Henrietta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- West Henrietta is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Henrietta
- Rochester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Glen Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Glen Haven is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
- Manns Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Manns Corner is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Corner
- Rush
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Victor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Moran Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Moran Corner is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran Corner
- Honeoye Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- North Bloomfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- North Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
- Irondequoit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Brookdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Brookdale is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdale
- Whites
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Whites is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- North Rush
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Rush is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rush
- Macedon Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Macedon Center is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon Center
- Former name for Macedon Center:
- Macedon Centre
- Webster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- German Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- German Village is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Village
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 Burying Ground. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monroe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pioneer Burying Ground.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- East Rochester
- Fairport
- Honeoye Falls
- Irondequoit
- Macedon Center
- Penfield
- Pittsford
- Rochester
- Victor
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 Burying Ground:
- Pages specific to New York:
- Pages specific to Monroe 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 Burying Ground:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #960610 (Pioneer Burying Ground)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #960610 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: Monroe
- Est. Elev: 179 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pittsford
- Location given for Pioneer Burying Ground:
- Lat: 43.0767297 Lon: -77.5216637
- 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 New York's counties, including Monroe, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pioneer Burying Ground) 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. |