A visit to the Old 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 Old Pioneer Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Pioneer Cemetery:
40.4109, -84.7814
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Pioneer Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Pioneer Cemetery is located in Mercer County<2>.
The county seat for Mercer County is located in Celina. Celina lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Old Pioneer Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Pioneer Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Old Pioneer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Pioneer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Anderson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Peters Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Pauls Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Wendelin Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Macedon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Macedon Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon Cemetery
- Stevenson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Stevenson Cemetery is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson Cemetery
- St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- New Rose Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Old Rose Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- St. Henry Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Zion State Line Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Zion State Line Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion State Line Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Zion State Line Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the north of Fort Recovery.
- The Zion State Line Cemetery has also been known as:
- State Line Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43583 <5>
- Hawkins Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Boundary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Boundary Cemetery is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boundary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Boundary Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southeast of Portland (IN).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1153861 <5>
- St. Bernard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Bernard Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bernard Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
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 Old Pioneer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Pioneer Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fort Recovery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Salamonia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Salamonia is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salamonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Wendelin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wendelin is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendelin
- Macedon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Macedon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon
- Saint Henry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Boundary City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Boundary City is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boundary City
- New Weston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Burkettsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Pittsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Pittsburg is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Lightsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lightsville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightsville
- Trinity
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Trinity is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Coldwater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Wabash
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wabash is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Portland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Skeels Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Skeels Crossroads is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeels Crossroads
- Collett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Collett is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett
- Bluff Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff Point is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Point
- Jay City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jay City is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay City
- Rossburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Scudder
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Scudder is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scudder
- Antiville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Antiville is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antiville
- North Star
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bryant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Saratoga
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Montezuma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Montezuma is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
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 Old Pioneer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mercer County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Pioneer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Coldwater
- Fort Recovery
- Portland
- Saint Henry
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 Old Pioneer Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Mercer 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 Old Pioneer Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1044120 (Old Pioneer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1044120 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: Mercer
- Est. Elev: 287 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fort Recovery
- Location given for Old Pioneer Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.4108796 Lon: -84.7813513
- 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 Ohio's counties, including Mercer, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Old 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. |