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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 Pioneers Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pioneers Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   45.0685°   (45° 4' 6")

Lon:   -122.9132°   (-122° 54' 47")

The Pioneers Cemetery is located in Marion County<2>.

The county seat for Marion County is located in Salem. Salem lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Pioneers Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Pioneers Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Skunkville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Skunkville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Skunkville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Skunkville Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Gervaos Pioneer Masonic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gervaos Pioneer Masonic Cemetery
    • The Gervaos Pioneer Masonic Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • The Gervaos Pioneer Masonic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Masonic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39091 <5>
  • Essen Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Essen Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Essen Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Essen Family Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • St. Louis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Louis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Louis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Louis Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Belle Passi Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairfield Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fairfield Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Howell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Howell Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Bethany Pioneer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethany Pioneer Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Benedictine Sister of Mt. Anglel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Benedictine Sister of Mt. Anglel Cemetery
    • The Benedictine Sister of Mt. Anglel Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Benedictine Sister of Mt. Anglel Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Mount Angel.
    • The Benedictine Sister of Mt. Anglel Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Queen of Angels Monastery Cemetery
  • St. Mary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Mt. Angel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Angel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Angel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Angel Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Mount Angel.
      • The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mt. Angel Calvary Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39165 <5>
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Claggett Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Claggett Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Claggett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Claggett Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Chemawa Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chemawa Cemetery
      • The Chemawa Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chemawa Cemetery is located in Chemawa.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38651 <5>
    • St. Paul Catholic Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Catholic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Paul Catholic Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Mt. Angel Abbey Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Angel Abbey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Angel Abbey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Angel Abbey Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Simmons Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simmons Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simmons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Simmons Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • St. Lukes Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 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 Pioneers Cemetery.

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

  • Brooks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Gervais
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gervais have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gervais
    • Gervais is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,774 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gervais <6>
  • Labish Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Labish Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labish Village
    • Labish Village is located in Marion County
  • Mount Angel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • McKee
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McKee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee
    • McKee is located in Marion County
  • Hayesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
    • Hayesville is located in Marion County
  • Downs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
    • Downs is located in Marion County
  • Woodburn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
    • Woodburn is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,175 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodburn <6>
  • Keizer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keizer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keizer
    • Keizer is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,593 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keizer <6>
  • Silverton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
    • Silverton is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,617 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverton <6>
  • Badger Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger Corner
    • Badger Corner is located in Marion County
  • Hopewell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Lincoln
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
      • Lincoln is located in Polk County
    • Salemtowne
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salemtowne
      • Salemtowne is located in Polk County
    • Hubbard
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Salem
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Salem is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175,891 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <6>
    • Four Corners
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
      • Four Corners is located in Marion County
    • Saint Paul
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Zena
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zena
      • Zena is located in Polk County
    • Macleay
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Macleay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macleay
      • Macleay is located in Marion County
    • Donald
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donald have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
      • Donald is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,064 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donald <6>
    • Scotts Mills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotts Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Mills
      • Scotts Mills is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotts Mills <6>
    • Needy ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needy
      • Needy is located in Clackamas County
    • Champoeg ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champoeg
      • Champoeg is located in Marion County
    • Eola
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola
      • Eola is located in Polk County
    • Aurora
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
      • Aurora is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <6>
    • Butteville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville
      • Butteville is located in Marion County
    • Dayton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
      • Dayton is located in Yamhill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,753 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <6>
    • Eola Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eola Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola Village
      • Eola Village is located in Yamhill County

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 Pioneers Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marion County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pioneers 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 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 Pioneers Cemetery:

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 Pioneers Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1125441  (Pioneers Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1125441 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: Gervais
    • County: Marion         Elev: 52
    • Location given for GNIS #1125441 (Pioneers Cemetery)

The official website for Marion County: www.co.marion.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/

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 Oregon's counties, including Marion, 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 obstructions 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 Pioneers Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0685, Longitude: -122.9132       In this case, the coordinates for the Pioneers Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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