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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:

42.9498, -76.1133

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 Onondaga County<2>.

The county seat for Onondaga County is located in Syracuse. Syracuse lies just to the north northwest 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 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Pioneer Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
  • Onondaga Nation Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Webb Hollow Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Webb Hollow Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Hollow Cemetery
  • DeWitt Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The DeWitt Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeWitt Cemetery
  • Onondaga Valley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Onondaga Valley Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onondaga Valley Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Onondaga Valley Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Syracuse.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65559 <5>
  • Houghtaling - Bush Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Chevra Shas Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Chevra Shas Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevra Shas Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chevra Shas Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Syracuse.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2214388 <5>
  • Ahavath Achim Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Ahavath Achim Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ahavath Achim Cemetery
    • The Ahavath Achim Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Jamesville Gate Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2221156 <5>
  • Anshe Sfard Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • St.s Peter and Paul Russion Orthodox Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Workmen's Circle Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Frumah Packard Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Temple Adath Yeshurun Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Budlong Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Budlong Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budlong Cemetery
    • Cardiff Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Cardiff Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff Cemetery
    • LaFayette Rural Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Spoor Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Spoor Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spoor Cemetery
    • Bush Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Bush Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Cemetery
    • Jamesville Walnutgrove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Jamesville Walnutgrove Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville Walnutgrove Cemetery
      • The Jamesville Walnutgrove Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Jamesville Cemetery / Avery Memorial
      • Walnut Grove Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2203995 <5>
    • Mt. Sinai Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Cemetery
    • Oakwood Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Syracuse.
      • The Oakwood Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Morningside Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65510 <5>
    • St. Agnes Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Agnes Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Agnes Cemetery
    • Walnut Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
    • South Onondaga Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)

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 Cemetery.

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

  • Sentinel Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Sentinel Heights is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel Heights
  • Nedrow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Indian Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Indian Village is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
  • LaFayette
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • LaFayette is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
    • LaFayette has also been known as:
    • LaFayette Square
    • Te-Ka-Wis-To-Ta
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaFayette <6>
  • Jamesville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cardiff
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Cardiff is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
  • Log City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Log City is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log City
  • Berwyn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Berwyn is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
  • Pompey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Watervale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Watervale is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervale
  • Lyndon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lyndon is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
  • De Witt
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • De Witt is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,962 people
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Syracuse
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Manlius
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Eastwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Eastwood is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
    • Cards Corners
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Cards Corners is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cards Corners
    • Otisco
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Otisco is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco
    • Pompey Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Pompey Center is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompey Center
    • Fayetteville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Solvay
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • East Syracuse
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • East Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Syracuse
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,907 people
    • Westvale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Westvale is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westvale
    • Apulia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Apulia is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apulia
    • Eagle Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Eagle Village is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
    • Lyncourt
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Lyncourt is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyncourt
    • Fairmount
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Fairmount is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount

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 Onondaga 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 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 New York:
  • Pages specific to Onondaga 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 #960617  (Pioneer Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #960617 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: Onondaga
      • Est. Elev: 393 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Jamesville
      • Location given for Pioneer Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.9497886     Lon: -76.1132571
      • 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 Onondaga, 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.