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. 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 Pioneer Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pioneer Cemetery:
46.5576, -120.4709
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Yakima County<2>.
The county seat for Yakima County is located in Yakima. Yakima lies just to the north northwest of the Pioneer Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pioneer Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> of the Pioneer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pioneer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is also located in Yakima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Tahoma Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Tahoma Cemetery is also located in Yakima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoma Cemetery
- The Tahoma Cemetery has also been known as:
- Yakima City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77081 <5>
- Terrace Heights Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Terrace Heights Memorial Park is also located in Yakima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Heights Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Terrace Heights Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Yakima.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #175171 <5>
- Yemowat Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Yemowat Cemetery is also located in Yakima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yemowat Cemetery
- Holland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Holland Cemetery is also located in Yakima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Holy Rosary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Holy Rosary Cemetery is also located in Yakima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Rosary Cemetery
- West Hills Memorial Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sloutier Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Sloutier Cemetery is also located in Yakima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloutier Cemetery
- Emeunot Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Emeunot Cemetery is also located in Yakima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emeunot Cemetery
- Saluskin Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Saluskin Cemetery is also located in Yakima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saluskin Cemetery
- Wah-Lal-La-Kite Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Zillah Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- McCoy Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wenas Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Wenas Cemetery is also located in Yakima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenas Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is also located in Yakima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Yesmowit Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- The Yesmowit Cemetery is also located in Yakima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yesmowit Cemetery
- Colwash Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Colwash Cemetery is also located in Yakima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colwash Cemetery
- Smina Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- The Smina Cemetery is also located in Yakima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smina Cemetery
- Black Rock Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- The Black Rock Cemetery is also located in Yakima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 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:
- Union Gap
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- South Broadway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- South Broadway is also located in Yakima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Broadway
- Parker
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Parker is also located in Yakima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Yakima
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Terrace Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Terrace Heights is also located in Yakima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Heights
- Moxee City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Moxee City is also located in Yakima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxee City
- Moxee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fruitvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fruitvale is also located in Yakima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitvale
- West Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Valley is also located in Yakima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Valley
- Wapato
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Selah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ahtanum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ahtanum is also located in Yakima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ahtanum
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Summitview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Summitview is also located in Yakima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitview
- Wiley City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wiley City is also located in Yakima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley City
- Gleed
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harrah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Eschbach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eschbach is also located in Yakima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eschbach
- Buena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gromore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gromore is also located in Yakima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gromore
- Brownstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hillside Siding
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hillside Siding is located in Kittitas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Siding
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 Yakima County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pioneer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Naches
- Selah
- Selah lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Pioneer Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Selah.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selah
- Toppenish
- Yakima
- Zillah
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 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 Washington:
- Pages specific to Yakima 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 Pioneer Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1507459 (Pioneer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1507459 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: Yakima
- Est. Elev: 297 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Yakima East
- Location given for Pioneer Cemetery:
- Lat: 46.5576271 Lon: -120.470897
- 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 Washington's counties, including Yakima, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |