Welcome to Pilgrim ...

Pilgrim is located in Benzie County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pilgrim, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1923.

Pilgrim is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Pilgrim (for example, toward Sturgeon Bay (WI)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Pilgrim lies within the (231) area code.

Communities Also Named Pilgrim ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Michigan communities named Pilgrim: This one is located in Benzie County and the other is located in Houghton County.

Beyond Michigan, there are 8 communities that are also named Pilgrim - they are located in Alabama, Kentucky, Missouri, New York, Rhode Island and Texas (2).

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

Communities near Pilgrim ...

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

• Benzonia
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benzonia
  • Benzonia is located in Benzie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benzonia <4>
• Thompsonville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
  • Thompsonville is located in Benzie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompsonville <4>
• Empire
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Empire have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
  • Empire is located in Leelanau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Empire <4>
• Elberta
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberta
  • Elberta is located in Benzie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elberta <4>
• Beulah
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beulah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
  • Beulah is located in Benzie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beulah <4>
• Honor
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honor
  • Honor is located in Benzie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honor <4>
• Bear Lake
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Lake
  • Bear Lake is located in Manistee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bear Lake <4>
• Aral ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aral have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aral
  • Aral is located in Benzie County
  • Aral has also been known as:
  • Otter Creek
• Arcadia
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
  • Arcadia is located in Manistee County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcadia <4>
• Malcolm
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malcolm have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
  • Malcolm is located in Manistee County

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 Pilgrim. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pilgrim.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pilgrim. 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 Pilgrim.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pilgrim ...

Looking for more information about Pilgrim? 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 Pilgrim, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pilgrim.

Adding Pilgrim to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pilgrim 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 Pilgrim was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Pilgrim post office opened in 1923.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pilgrim.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Benzie County: www.berriencounty.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/