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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 Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   41.2925°   (41° 17' 32")

Lon:   -81.2448°   (-81° 14' 41")

The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Portage County<1>.

The county seat for Portage County is located in Ravenna. Ravenna lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south of the Pioneer Cemetery .

Name Variations for 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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give a you a feel for the variations that might have occurred with Pioneer Cemetery.

Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Old Graveyard
  • Pioneer Trail Cemetery
  • Sanford 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.

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 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 Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Ohio:
  • Pages specific to Portage County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Pioneer Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Pioneer Cemetery.

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

    • Mantua
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mantua have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
      • Mantua is located in Portage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mantua <4>
    • Evergreen Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
      • Evergreen Village is located in Portage County
    • Camelot Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camelot Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
      • Camelot Village is located in Portage County
    • Streetsboro
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hiram
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hiram have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiram
      • Hiram is located in Portage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hiram <4>
    • Aurora
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Doolittles Corners
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittles Corners
      • Doolittles Corners is located in Portage County
    • Drakesburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesburg
      • Drakesburg is located in Portage County
    • Auburn Corners
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Corners
      • Auburn Corners is located in Geauga County
    • Garrettsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Sugar Bush Knolls
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Bush Knolls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush Knolls
      • Sugar Bush Knolls is located in Portage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
    • Pine Gate Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Gate Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Gate Village
      • Pine Gate Village is located in Portage County
    • Continue List   (17 more) ...
      • Welshfield
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshfield
        • Welshfield is located in Geauga County
      • Bainbridge
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bainbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
        • Bainbridge is located in Geauga County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bainbridge <4>
      • Reminderville
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reminderville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reminderville
        • Reminderville is located in Summit County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,643 people
      • Brady Lake
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brady Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Lake
        • Brady Lake is located in Portage County
        • Estimated population in 2018: 464 people
      • Ravenna
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Augerburg
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augerburg
        • Augerburg is located in Portage County
      • Hudson
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
        • Hudson is located in Summit County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,179 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <4>
      • Mahoning
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mahoning have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoning
        • Mahoning is located in Portage County
      • South Russell
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Russell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Russell
        • South Russell is located in Geauga County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
      • Parkman
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Twinsburg
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twinsburg
        • Twinsburg is located in Summit County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,913 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Twinsburg <4>
      • Hudson Village
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson Village came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Village
        • Hudson Village is located in Summit County
      • Yates Corners
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Corners
        • Yates Corners is located in Geauga County
      • Kent
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
        • Kent is located in Portage County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,319 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <4>
      • Campbellsport
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
        • Campbellsport is located in Portage County
      • Windham
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Glenwillow
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenwillow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwillow
        • Glenwillow is located in Cuyahoga County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 917 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 Pioneer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Portage County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pioneer Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    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.<6>

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

    • Westlawn Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Westlawn Cemetery is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westlawn Cemetery
    • Eastlawn Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eastlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Eastlawn Cemetery is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eastlawn Cemetery
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
    • Vaughn Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vaughn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Vaughn Cemetery is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vaughn Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Aurora Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aurora Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Aurora Cemetery is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aurora Cemetery
    • Plainview Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plainview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Plainview Cemetery is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plainview Cemetery
    • Freedom West Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freedom West Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Freedom West Cemetery is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freedom West Cemetery
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
    • Auburn Center Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Auburn Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Auburn Center Cemetery is located in Geauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Auburn Center Cemetery
    • Fowler Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Fowler Cemetery is located in Geauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fowler Cemetery
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Jackson Family Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Streetsboro Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Streetsboro Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Streetsboro Cemetery is located in Portage County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Streetsboro Cemetery
      • Evergreen Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Portage County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
      • Fairview Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Portage County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • Shadyside Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • The Shadyside Cemetery is located in Geauga County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Shadyside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in the vicinity of Auburn Corners
        • The Shadyside Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Auburn Corners Cemetery
        • Auburn Twp. Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shadyside Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43369 <7>
      • Henry Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Henry Cemetery is located in Geauga County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henry Cemetery
      • Drakesburg Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Drakesburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Drakesburg Cemetery is located in Portage County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Drakesburg Cemetery
      • Abbot Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Abbot Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Abbot Cemetery is located in Portage County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abbot Cemetery
      • Anchor - Moore Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Patch Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Patch Cemetery is located in Geauga County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patch Cemetery

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

    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 #1964004  (Pioneer Trail Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1964004 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: Mantua
      • County: Portage         Elev: 349
      • Location given for GNIS #1964004 (Pioneer Trail Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Portage, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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: 41.2925, Longitude: -81.2448    
    <3>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.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <7>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.




 

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