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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. 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 Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery 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 Cemetery

Lat:   43.2381°   (43° 14' 17")

Lon:   -78.9072°   (-78° 54' 25")

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

The county seat for Niagara County is located in Lockport. Lockport lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Pioneer Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Pioneer Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Halsted Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Halsted Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Halsted Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Halsted Cemetery is located in Niagara County
  • Dickersonville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • North Ridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The North Ridge Cemetery is located in Niagara County
  • St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery is located in Niagara County
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Niagara County
  • Mt. View Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. View Cemetery is located in Niagara County
  • Towers Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Towers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Towers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Towers Cemetery is located in Niagara County
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Niagara County
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Andrew Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Andrew Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Andrew Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Andrew Lutheran Cemetery is located in Niagara County
  • Molyneaux Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Molyneaux Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Molyneaux Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Molyneaux Cemetery is located in Niagara County
  • St. Bernards Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Bernards Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Bernards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Bernards Cemetery is located in Niagara County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Stella Niagara Sisters of St. Francis Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stella Niagara Sisters of St. Francis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stella Niagara Sisters of St. Francis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stella Niagara Sisters of St. Francis Cemetery is located in Niagara County
    • Hillside Cemetery of Cambria
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery of Cambria
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery of Cambria have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hillside Cemetery of Cambria is located in Niagara County
    • Campbell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campbell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campbell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Campbell Cemetery is located in Niagara County
    • Northeast Cambria Union Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Northeast Cambria Union Cemetery
      • The Northeast Cambria Union Cemetery is located in Niagara County
      • The Northeast Cambria Union Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Budd Cemetery
      • Budd Road Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64068 <5>
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ft. Niagara Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Niagara Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Niagara Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ft. Niagara Cemetery is located in Niagara County
    • Ft. Niagara Post Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Niagara Post Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Niagara Post Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ft. Niagara Post Cemetery is located in Niagara County
    • Field / Vrooman / Brown Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Field / Vrooman / Brown Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Field / Vrooman / Brown Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Field / Vrooman / Brown Cemetery has also been known as:
      • River Road Cemetery
    • St. Peters Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Niagara County
    • Weaver Cemetery #1
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weaver Cemetery #1
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weaver Cemetery #1 have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Weaver Cemetery #1 is located in Niagara County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pioneer Cemetery.

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

  • Ransomville
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Porter Center
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Center
    • Porter Center is located in Niagara County
  • Dickersonville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickersonville
    • Dickersonville is located in Niagara County
  • Pekin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pekin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
    • Pekin is located in Niagara County
  • Harrison Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Grove
    • Harrison Grove is located in Niagara County
  • Model City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Model City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Model City
    • Model City is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Model City <7>
  • Roosevelt Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosevelt Beach
    • Roosevelt Beach is located in Niagara County
  • Wilson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
    • Wilson is located in Niagara County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilson <7>
  • Youngstown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Youngstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
    • Youngstown is located in Niagara County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,833 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Youngstown <7>
  • Colonial Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • Colonial Village is located in Niagara County
  • Warrens Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrens Corners
    • Warrens Corners is located in Niagara County
  • Queenston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Lewiston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewiston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
      • Lewiston is located in Niagara County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,572 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <7>
    • Coomer
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coomer
      • Coomer is located in Niagara County
    • Niagara on the Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Niagara ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Niagara came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<8>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
    • Varsity Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Varsity Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varsity Village
      • Varsity Village is located in Niagara County
    • Bergholtz
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bergholtz. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergholtz
      • Bergholtz is located in Niagara County
    • Lockport Junction
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lockport Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport Junction
      • Lockport Junction is located in Niagara County
    • Mississauga Beach
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mississauga Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<8>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mississauga Beach
    • Black Creek Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek Village
      • Black Creek Village is located in Niagara County
    • Saint Johnsburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johnsburg
      • Saint Johnsburg is located in Niagara County
    • Corwin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
      • Corwin is located in Niagara County
    • Newfane
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Virgil
      (10 miles [16.1 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 Pioneer Cemetery. The following communities are located in Niagara 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 begin with 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:

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 #2567643  (Pioneer Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #2567643 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: Ransomville
    • County: Niagara         Elev: 0
    • Location given for GNIS #2567643 (Pioneer Cemetery)

The official website for Niagara County: www.niagaracounty.com/

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 Niagara, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Pioneer Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2381, Longitude: -78.9072       In this case, the coordinates for the Pioneer Cemetery 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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<8>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.




 

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