A visit to the Pilgrim Rest 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 Pilgrim Rest Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pilgrim Rest Cemetery:
33.6123, -87.8656
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pilgrim Rest Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pilgrim Rest Cemetery is located in Fayette County<2>.
The county seat for Fayette County is located in Fayette. Fayette lies just to the north northeast of the Pilgrim Rest Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Pilgrim Rest Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pilgrim Rest Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Owens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Savage Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Savage Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage Cemetery
- Caines Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Caines Ridge Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caines Ridge Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Brotherton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Brotherton Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brotherton Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Rocky Mount Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Rocky Mount Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount Cemetery
- New Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sanders Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Summers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Summers Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summers Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Old Shepherd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Shepherd Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shepherd Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Gravlee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Gravlee Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravlee Cemetery
- New Canaan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The New Canaan Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canaan Cemetery
- Colvin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Colvin Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colvin Cemetery
- Branyon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Branyon Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branyon Cemetery
- Sudduth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Sudduth Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudduth Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Shepherd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Shepherd Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Cemetery
- Zion Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Zion Chapel Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Chapel Cemetery
- Bankhead Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bankhead Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankhead 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 Pilgrim Rest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pilgrim Rest Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Belk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Belk is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Fayette
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Old Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Old Town is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Ashcraft Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ashcraft Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcraft Corner
- Rossland City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rossland City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland City
- Kennedy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kennedy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Bankston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bankston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Millport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lubbub
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lubbub is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubbub
- New Lexington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- New Lexington is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- Kirkland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kirkland is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Hightogy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hightogy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightogy
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Bluff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bluff is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Berry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Fernbank
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fernbank is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
- Vernon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Reform
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Echola
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Echola is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echola
- Coal Fire
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Coal Fire is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fire
- Bell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bell is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Alta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Alta is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
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 Pilgrim Rest Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fayette County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pilgrim Rest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Berry
- Berry lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Pilgrim Rest Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Berry.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
- Gordo
- Kennedy
- Millport
- Reform
- Vernon
- Winfield
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Pilgrim Rest Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Fayette 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 Pilgrim Rest Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #158319 (Pilgrim Rest Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #158319 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: Fayette
- Est. Elev: 188 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Newtonville
- Location given for Pilgrim Rest Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.6123338 Lon: -87.8655747
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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 Alabama's counties, including Fayette, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pilgrim Rest 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |