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Introduction ...

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 Pioneer Burying Ground ...

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>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pioneer Burying Ground

Lat:   43.0767°   (43° 4' 36")

Lon:   -77.5217°   (-77° 31' 18")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Street Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The East Street Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • White Haven Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Haven Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Haven Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The White Haven Memorial Park is located in Monroe County
  • Perinton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perinton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perinton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Perinton Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Old Burying Ground
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Burying Ground
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Burying Ground is located in Monroe County
  • Perinton Center Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perinton Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perinton Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Perinton Center Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Brighton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brighton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brighton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brighton Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Brown Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brown Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • East Baptist Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Baptist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The East Baptist Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Greenvale Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenvale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenvale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Greenvale Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Veterans Memorial Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Veterans Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Veterans Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Veterans Memorial Park is located in Monroe County
    • Maplewood Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maplewood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maplewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Miller Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
      • The Miller Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Porters Corners Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Old Mendon Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Mendon Cemetery
      • The Old Mendon Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mendon Cemetery
      • The Mendon Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Mason Road Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mason Road Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mason Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mason Road Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Oakwood Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Pioneer Burying Ground
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Burying Ground
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pioneer Burying Ground is located in Monroe County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Rochester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
    • East Rochester is located in Monroe County
    • 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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Penfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penfield
    • Penfield is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penfield <6>
  • Brighton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
    • Brighton is located in Monroe County
  • Ridgeland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ridgeland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland
    • Ridgeland is located in Monroe County
  • Mendon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • West Brighton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Brighton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brighton
    • West Brighton is located in Monroe County
  • Ford Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Corner
    • Ford Corner is located in Monroe County
  • West Henrietta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Henrietta
    • West Henrietta is located in Monroe County
  • Rochester
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Glen Haven
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glen Haven. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
      • Glen Haven is located in Monroe County
    • Manns Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Corner
      • Manns Corner is located in Monroe County
    • Rush
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Victor
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
      • Victor is located in Ontario County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,671 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victor <6>
    • Moran Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran Corner
      • Moran Corner is located in Monroe County
    • Honeoye Falls
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • North Bloomfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Bloomfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
      • North Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
    • Irondequoit
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • North Rush
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Rush. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rush
      • North Rush is located in Monroe County
    • Macedon Center
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon Center
      • Macedon Center is located in Wayne County
    • Webster
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
      • Webster is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,723 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webster <6>
    • German Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for German Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Village
      • German Village is located in Monroe County
    • West Rush
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Rush. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rush
      • West Rush is located in Monroe County
    • West Bloomfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
      • West Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
    • Macedon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macedon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon
      • Macedon is located in Wayne County
      • Estimated population in 2017: 1,462 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macedon <6>
    • Lincoln
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
      • Lincoln is located in Wayne County
    • Severance
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severance
      • Severance is located in Monroe County

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.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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:

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: GNIS record #960610 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: Pittsford
    • County: Monroe         Elev: 179
    • Location given for GNIS #960610 (Pioneer Burying Ground)

The official website for Monroe County: www.monroecounty.gov/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Pioneer Burying Ground. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0767, Longitude: -77.5217       In this case, the coordinates for the Pioneer Burying Ground have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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.
<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.




 

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