About Pioneer Cemetery
Pioneer Cemetery is a cemetery near Batavia, DuPage County, Illinois. It lies about 2.9 mi west of Batavia. The grounds sit at about 761 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Robert R. Wilson and Jane S. Wilson. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 422002. The nearest other listed cemetery is Big Woods Cemetery, about 2.5 mi to the southeast. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Moss Family Crematory in Batavia, about 1.3 mi away. It is one of 66 cemeteries we list in DuPage County, and 50 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 2 of the 66 listings in DuPage County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Batavia. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Pioneer Cemetery
Among them: 1 scientist, 1 writer.
- Robert R. Wilson1914-2000American physicist
- Jane S. Wilson1916-2006American writer and teacher
People whose Wikidata entry gives Pioneer Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
41.84954, -88.25569
What Pioneer Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Big Woods CemeteryWarrenville, ILCemetery2.5 mi
- East CemeteryBatavia, ILCemetery2.7 mi
- West Batavia CemeteryBatavia, ILCemetery3.0 mi
- Westside CemeteryBatavia, ILCemetery3.0 mi
- Illinois State Training School for Girls CemeteryGeneva, ILCemetery3.0 mi
- River Hills Memorial ParkBatavia, ILMemorial park3.1 mi
- Marmion Abbey CemeteryNorth Aurora, ILChristian cemetery3.3 mi
- Oak Hill CemeteryGeneva, ILCemetery3.9 mi
- Oakwood CemeteryWest Chicago, ILCemetery3.9 mi
- Westside CemeteryGeneva, ILCemetery3.9 mi
Funeral homes near Pioneer Cemetery
- Moss Family Crematory1.3 miCremation provider · Batavia · (630) 879-7900
- Fox River Cremation Society1.3 miCremation provider · Batavia · (630) 584-8823
- Moss-Norris Funeral Home1.8 miFuneral home · Batavia · (630) 584-2000
- DuPage Cremations2.8 miFuneral home · West Chicago · (630) 293-5200
- Moss Family Funeral Home2.9 miFuneral home · Batavia · (630) 879-7900
- Malone Funeral Home3.3 miFuneral home · Geneva · (630) 232-8233
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