Pioneers Rest
Pioneers Rest is the oldest public cemetery in Fort Worth, Texas and one of the oldest in Tarrant County. Its use as a burial ground began in the summer of 1850, shortly after the fort was established by the United States Army.
- Cemetery
- …lies at an elevation of around 590 feet (180 metres)
- Description: cemetery in Fort Worth, Texas
- Also known as“City Cemetery”“Old City Cemetery”“Pioneer’s Rest Cemetery”“Samuels Avenue Cemetery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Tarrant County Courthouse and Sid Richardson Museum.
Tarrant County Courthouse
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3,300 feet southwest of Pioneers Rest
Sid Richardson Museum
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3,800 feet south of Pioneers Rest
Allen Chapel AME Church
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2,400 feet south of Pioneers Rest
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Downtown Fort Worth and Fort Worth.
Downtown Fort Worth
Neighborhood
Downtown Fort Worth is the central business district of Fort Worth, Texas, United States.
Fort Worth
Fort Worth is a city in the Prairies and Lakes region of Texas.
Fort Worth Stockyards Historic District
Fort Worth Stockyards Historic District is a neighborhood.
2 miles northwest of Pioneers Rest
Pioneers Rest
- Category: burial
- Location
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Latitude
32.76555° or 32° 45′ 56″ north
Longitude
-97.32854° or 97° 19′ 43″ west
Open location code
8644QM8C+6H
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse = cemetery
GeoNames ID
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In Other Languages
“Pioneers Rest” goes by many names.
פורט וורת‘Hebrew
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