A visit to the Holmes 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 Holmes Pioneer Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Holmes Pioneer Cemetery:
40.2181, -80.8528
The Holmes Pioneer Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<1>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Steubenville. Steubenville lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Holmes Pioneer Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Holmes Pioneer Cemetery.
Name Variations for Holmes 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.
Holmes Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Smithfield Twp. / Holmes Pioneer Cemetery
- Holmes 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 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Holmes Pioneer Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Holmes Pioneer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rehoboth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Rehoboth Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth Cemetery
- Adena Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Friends Meeting House Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Furbay Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Furbay Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furbay Cemetery
- Short Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Short Creek Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek Cemetery
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Cemetery
- Alley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hicksite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hicksite Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksite Cemetery
- Short Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Short Creek Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
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- Wheeler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- West Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Seceder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Seceder Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seceder Cemetery
- Smithfield Quaker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beech Spring Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Beech Spring Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Spring Cemetery
- Stiers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Stiers Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiers Cemetery
- Wheeling Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- St. Adelbert Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. Adelbert Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Adelbert Cemetery
- Northern Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 33 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Holmes Pioneer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Holmes Pioneer Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Adena
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Blairmont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harrisville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Olszeski Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Olszeski Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olszeski Town
- Mount Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dillonvale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dillonvale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillonvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
- Smithfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Smithfield is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 786 people
- Unionvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kinsman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blainesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Crescent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Colerain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- New Athens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hopedale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Barton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Yorkville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tiltonsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tiltonsville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiltonsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,274 people
- Highland City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Highland City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland City
- Rayland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bloomingdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Narva
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cadiz
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Clairsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bannock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blaine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Martins Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clearview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clearview is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Cadiz Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Windsor Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Windsor Heights is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Beech Bottom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- New Alexandria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Alexandria is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexandria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Valley Glen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Holmes Pioneer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Holmes Pioneer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cadiz
- Cadiz lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Holmes Pioneer Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cadiz.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Harrisville
- Hopedale
- Martins Ferry
- Mount Pleasant
- New Athens
- Saint Clairsville
- Smithfield
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 Holmes Pioneer Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 Holmes Pioneer Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1041676 (Holmes Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1041676 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 320 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dillonvale
- Location given for Holmes Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.2184029 Lon: -80.8525882
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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- Holmes Pioneer Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |