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:
34.9181, -91.1171
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 Saint Francis County<2>.
The county seat for Saint Francis County is located in Forrest City. Forrest City lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Pilgrim Rest Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pilgrim Rest Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Pilgrim Rest Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pilgrim Rest Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Anderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Munn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Munn Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munn Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Haven Rest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Haven Rest Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Rest Cemetery
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Henard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Henard Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henard Cemetery
- Finell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Finell Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finell Cemetery
- Goodwin Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Goodwin Memorial Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin Memorial Cemetery
- The Goodwin Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Goodwin Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #54068 <5>
- Taylor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Fitzhugh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Fitzhugh Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzhugh Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- St. John Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- Garrett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Ash Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Ash Grove Cemetery is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Grove Cemetery
- Ash Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Ash Grove Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Grove Cemetery
- Casey Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Casey Cemetery is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey Cemetery
- Lake Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Lake Grove Cemetery is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Grove Cemetery
- Jordan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
- Long Cane Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Long Cane Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cane Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 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:
- Wheatley
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Brinkley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fargo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fargo is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Goodwin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Goodwin is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin
- Hunter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hunter is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Cotton Plant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Moro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Monroe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Palestine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Palestine is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Brasfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Brasfield is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasfield
- Howell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Howell is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Little Dixie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Little Dixie is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Dixie
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Biscoe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Biscoe is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscoe
- Fredonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fredonia is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Bemis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bemis is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis
- Clarendon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Aubrey
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Aubrey is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aubrey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Haynes
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Haynes is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Bonair
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bonair is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonair
- Colona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Colona is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colona
- Felton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Felton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felton
- Forrest City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Flynn ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Flynn is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn
- Sand Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sand Hill is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Caldwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gregory
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gregory is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
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 Saint Francis County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pilgrim Rest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brinkley
- Caldwell
- Clarendon
- Cotton Plant
- Forrest City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Saint Francis 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 #83246 (Pilgrim Rest Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #83246 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: St. Francis
- Est. Elev: 63 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wheatley
- Location given for Pilgrim Rest Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.9181496 Lon: -91.1170667
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Arkansas' counties, including Saint Francis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |