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A visit to the 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. 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pioneer 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 Pioneer Cemetery

Lat:   41.4006°   (41° 24' 2")

Lon:   -79.8364°   (-79° 50' 11")

The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Venango County<2>.

The county seat for Venango County is located in Franklin. Franklin lies just to the southeast of the Pioneer Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pioneer Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Venango County
  • St. Patrick Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patrick Cemetery
    • The St. Patrick Cemetery is located in Venango County
  • Morrison Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morrison Cemetery
    • The Morrison Cemetery is located in Venango County
  • Graham Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graham Cemetery
    • The Graham Cemetery is located in Venango County
  • Forest Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Chapel Cemetery
    • The Forest Chapel Cemetery is located in Venango County
  • Old Sandy Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Sandy Cemetery
    • The Old Sandy Cemetery is located in Venango County
  • Melat Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Melat Cemetery
    • The Melat Cemetery is located in Venango County
  • Sunset Hill Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Venango County
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Venango County
  • Millcreek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Pine Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Venango County
    • Grove Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grove Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grove Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grove Hill Cemetery is located in Venango County
    • Lamey Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lamey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lamey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lamey Cemetery is located in Venango County
    • Millcreek Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Millcreek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Millcreek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Millcreek Cemetery is located in Venango County
    • St. Catherines Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Catherines Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Catherines Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Catherines Cemetery is located in Venango County
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Venango County
    • Shaffer Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shaffer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shaffer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shaffer Cemetery is located in Venango County
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Venango County
    • Shaw Farm Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shaw Farm Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shaw Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shaw Farm Cemetery is located in Venango County

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 Pioneer Cemetery.

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

  • Franklin
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Uniontown
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uniontown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
    • Uniontown is located in Venango County
  • Sugarcreek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sugarcreek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
    • Sugarcreek is located in Venango County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,868 people
  • Nicklin
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicklin
    • Nicklin is located in Venango County
  • Polk
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
    • Polk is located in Venango County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
  • Coal City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
    • Coal City is located in Venango County
  • Woodland Heights
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Heights
    • Woodland Heights is located in Venango County
  • Utica
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
    • Utica is located in Venango County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
  • Cooperstown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperstown
    • Cooperstown is located in Venango County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
  • Cranberry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
    • Cranberry is located in Venango County
  • Seneca
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seneca have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
    • Seneca is located in Venango County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <6>
  • Siverly
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siverly
    • Siverly is located in Venango County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Oil City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Colonial Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
      • Colonial Village is located in Venango County
    • Hasson Heights
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hasson Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasson Heights
      • Hasson Heights is located in Venango County
    • McClintock
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McClintock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClintock
      • McClintock is located in Venango County
    • Pearl
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
      • Pearl is located in Venango County
    • Rouseville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rouseville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouseville
      • Rouseville is located in Venango County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rouseville <6>
    • Rynd Farm
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rynd Farm. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynd Farm
      • Rynd Farm is located in Venango County
    • Henderson Station
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Station
      • Henderson Station is located in Venango County
    • Saint George
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saint George. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
      • Saint George is located in Venango County
    • Wilson Mills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Mills
      • Wilson Mills is located in Venango County
    • Hill City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
      • Hill City is located in Venango County
    • Bullion
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bullion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
      • Bullion is located in Venango County
    • Petroleum Center
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Petroleum Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum Center
      • Petroleum Center is located in Venango County
    • Deckard
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Deckard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckard
      • Deckard is located in Crawford 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 Pioneer Cemetery. The following communities are located in Venango County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Pioneer 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 Pioneer Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1199317  (Pioneer Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1199317 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: Franklin
    • County: Venango         Elev: 310
    • Location given for GNIS #1199317 (Pioneer Cemetery)

The official website for Venango County: www.co.venango.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Venango, 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 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 Pioneer Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4006, Longitude: -79.8364       In this case, the coordinates for the Pioneer 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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