Provo in Utah County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Pioneer Cemetery

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, October 2, 2018

1. Pioneer Cemetery Marker

Inscription. During the years between 1860 and 1879 this plot of ground was used as a burial place for the pioneers. It was the junction where three farms joined. A child of Joseph Thompson was the first person interred, but as the owners objected to their land being used as burial grounds some of the bodies were moved to the present cemetery but several remained here. Among them two children of a Mr. Rasmussen, one of the original owners. Their graves are marked by lilac bushes.

Erected 1948 by Daughters of Utah Pioneers. (Marker Number 126.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of Utah Pioneers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1860.

Location. 40° 15.476′ N, 111° 40.606′ W. Marker is in Provo, Utah, in Utah County. It is on Columbia Lane, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1144 Columbia Lane, Provo UT 84604, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Utah’s Wasatch Front.

It is also in the American Mountain West

and in Colorado Plateau.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Partial Columbian Mammoth Remains Unearthed at This Site (approx. half a mile away); The City of Provo was founded in 1849 by Mormon pioneers (approx. 0.6 miles away); Home of the Brave Memorial

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(approx. 0.6 miles away); Saw and Grist Mill (approx. one mile away); George A. Smith Provo Pioneer Village (approx. 1.2 miles away); Provo's Mormon Pioneers (approx. 1.2 miles away); First Tabernacle (approx. 1.3 miles away); Craghead Field (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Provo.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, October 2, 2018

2. Pioneer Cemetery Marker

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, October 2, 2018

3. Pioneer Cemetery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 6, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 6, 2020, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 326 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 6, 2020, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona.