A visit to the Pilgrims 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 Pilgrims Rest Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery:
35.7912, -91.7682
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pilgrims Rest Cemetery is located in Independence County<2>.
The county seat for Independence County is located in Batesville. Batesville lies just to the east southeast of the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pilgrims Rest Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Campground Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Campground Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campground Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Gill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Gill Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill Cemetery
- Old Ruddell Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The James Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- Willis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Willis Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis Cemetery
- Ruddell Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Ruddell Hill Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruddell Hill Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Cushman.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55757 <5>
- Bellmore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bellmore Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellmore Cemetery
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Cemetery
- Alderbrook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Alderbrook Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderbrook Cemetery
- Claxton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Claxton Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Duncan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Hyte Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Hyte Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyte Cemetery
- York Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The York Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Cemetery
- Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Memorial Park is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Johnson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Greenfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Greenfield Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Cemetery
- Rinn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Rinn Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinn Cemetery
- Lindsey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Lindsey Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey Cemetery
- Alexander Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Alexander Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Concord.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52805 <5>
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Cemetery
- Belleview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Belleview Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pilgrims Rest Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bethesda
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bethesda is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda
- Denieville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Denieville is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denieville
- Locust Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Locust Grove is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Cushman
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cushman is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Almond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Almond is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Desha
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Desha is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desha
- Marcella
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Marcella is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcella
- Batesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Concord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Pfeiffer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pfeiffer is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
- Sandtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sandtown is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Salado
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Salado is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado
- Moorefield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Moorefield is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Mount Pleasant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wolf Bayou
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wolf Bayou is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Bayou
- Guion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Guion is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Drasco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Drasco is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drasco
- Floral
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Floral is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
- Rosie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rosie is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosie
- Sulphur Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sulphur Rock is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Sidney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sidney is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
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 Pilgrims Rest Cemetery. The following communities are located in Independence County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pilgrims Rest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Pilgrims Rest Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Independence 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 Pilgrims Rest Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #56885 (Pilgrims Rest Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #56885 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: Independence
- Est. Elev: 135 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bethesda
- Location given for Pilgrims Rest Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.7911874 Lon: -91.7681982
- 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 Independence, 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- Pilgrims 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. |
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