A visit to the West 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 West Pioneer Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Pioneer Cemetery:
40.1048, -82.9263
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Pioneer Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The West Pioneer Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Columbus. Columbus lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the West Pioneer Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the West Pioneer Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the West Pioneer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Pioneer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Methodist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Methodist Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Cemetery
- Olde Methodist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Olde Methodist Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olde Methodist Cemetery
- The Olde Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lincoln Street Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2161473 <5>
- Otterbein Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Central Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Central Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Cemetery
- St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Tussic Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tussig Road Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Tussig Road Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tussig Road Cemetery
- Northlawn Memory Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Flint Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Worthington Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Red Bank Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Resurrection Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pool Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Pool Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pool Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- McKendree Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dague Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Dague Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dague Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fancher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Harlem 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 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the West Pioneer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Pioneer Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Blendon Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Blendon Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blendon Corner
- Blendon Corner has also been known as:
- Blendon Four Corners
- Blendon
- Huber Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Huber Ridge is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber Ridge
- Westerville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Minerva Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Minerva Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,318 people
- Gould Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gould Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould Park
- Pinhook ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pinhook is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
- Central College ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Central College is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central College
- Maxtown ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Maxtown is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxtown
- Maxtown has also been known as:
- Maxwell Corners
- Maxwell
- Parks Mills ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Parks Mills is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Mills
- Flint ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Flint is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Riverlea
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Riverlea is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverlea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 565 people
- Africa ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Africa is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
- Africa has also been known as:
- East Orange
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Harlem
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Harlem is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Harlem has also been known as:
- Buddtown
- Victory Camp ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Victory Camp is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Camp
- Worthington
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Olentangy ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Olentangy is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olentangy
- Evanston ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Evanston is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Evanston has also been known as:
- North Broadway
- Gahanna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Albany
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Albany is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,072 people
- Orange Station ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Orange Station is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Station
- Shattucksburg ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shattucksburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shattucksburg
- Wonderland ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wonderland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonderland
- Ralph ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ralph is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
- Snipetown ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Snipetown is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snipetown
- Center Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Center Village is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
- Houcks ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Houcks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houcks
- Lewis Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Stewards Corners ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stewards Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewards Corners
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 West Pioneer Cemetery. The following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Pioneer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gahanna
- Westerville
- Worthington
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 websites either 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 West Pioneer Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 West Pioneer Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1961116 (West Pioneer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1961116 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 256 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Northeast Columbus
- Location given for West Pioneer Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.1047856 Lon: -82.9262915
- 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 Franklin, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West 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. |
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