Welcome to Pioneer ...

Pioneer is located in Venango County<1>.

The location of Pioneer has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pioneer, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1866.

Pioneer is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Pioneer lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Pioneer ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 35 communities that are also named Pioneer - they are located in Alabama, Arizona (3), California (3), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana (4), Nevada, New Mexico (2), New York, Ohio (2), Oregon (2), South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Washington (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pioneer.

Communities near Pioneer ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pioneer.

• Oil City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
  • Oil City is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oil City <4>
• Franklin
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,966 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
• Titusville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titusville
  • Titusville is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,105 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Titusville <4>
• Sugarcreek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugarcreek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
  • Sugarcreek is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,868 people
• Cochranton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cochranton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochranton
  • Cochranton is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cochranton <4>
• Pleasantville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
  • Pleasantville is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasantville <4>
• Polk
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
  • Polk is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
• Tidioute
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidioute
  • Tidioute is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 636 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tidioute <4>
• Hydetown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydetown
  • Hydetown is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
• Rouseville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rouseville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Pioneer. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pioneer.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pioneer. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pioneer.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pioneer. See our Newspapers Page for Pioneer.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pioneer ...

Looking for more information about Pioneer? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Pioneer, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pioneer.

Adding Pioneer to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pioneer in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Pioneer was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Pioneer post office opened in 1866.

We also found Pioneer in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pioneer.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pioneer. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/