Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Pilgrim Rest (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Pilgrim Rest. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Pilgrim Rest is located in Houston County.
To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Houston County: Bibb, Bleckley, Dooly, Macon, Peach, Pulaski & Twiggs.
Below are the counties that are near Pilgrim Rest. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pilgrim Rest:
- Houston County (The home county of Pilgrim Rest)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pilgrim Rest, with the one closest to Pilgrim Rest listed first.
- Woodard Estates
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodard Estates is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodard Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,352 people
- Bonaire
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stathams Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stathams Landing is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stathams Landing
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,839 people
- Centerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Warner Robins
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kathleen
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Elberta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elberta is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberta
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,329 people
- Perry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clinchfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Elko
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pilgrim Rest, with the one closest to Pilgrim Rest listed first.
- Walden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Walden is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
- Estimated population in 2019: 964 people
- Rutland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rutland is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Estimated population in 2019: 842 people
- Bloomfield Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bloomfield Park is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,686 people
- Vinson Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Vinson Village is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinson Village
- Brookhaven
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Brookhaven is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Estimated population in 2019: 55,554 people
- West Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- West Point is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Macon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Wheeler Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Wheeler Heights is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Heights
- Lizella
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Macon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- East Macon is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Macon
- Payne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Payne is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Cross Keys
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cross Keys is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Mogul
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mogul is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mogul
- Estimated population in 2019: 400 people
- Bleckley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pilgrim Rest, with the one closest to Pilgrim Rest listed first.
- Royal
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Royal is located in Bleckley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,571 people
- Cochran
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Allentown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pilgrim Rest, with the one closest to Pilgrim Rest listed first.
- Lee Pope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lee Pope is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Pope
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,055 people
- Zenith
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Zenith is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenith
- Knoxville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Roberta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Musella
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dodge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pilgrim Rest, with the one closest to Pilgrim Rest listed first.
- Empire
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Empire is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Yonkers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yonkers is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
- Dooly County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pilgrim Rest, with the one closest to Pilgrim Rest listed first.
- Unadilla
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pinehurst
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dooling
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dooling is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Byromville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lilly
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pilgrim Rest, with the one closest to Pilgrim Rest listed first.
- Belvedere Manor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Belvedere Manor is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere Manor
- Population from the 2010 Census: 15,152 people
- Jones Acres
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Jones Acres is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,962 people
- Griswoldville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Griswoldville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswoldville
- Mountain Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Springs is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Springs
- Pitts
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pitts is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitts
- Estimated population in 2019: 293 people
- James
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- James is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Morton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Morton is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Estimated population in 2019: 549 people
- Laurens County
- Montrose
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pilgrim Rest, with the one closest to Pilgrim Rest listed first.
- Marshallville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Montezuma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oglethorpe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pilgrim Rest, with the one closest to Pilgrim Rest listed first.
- Bolingbroke
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Russellville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Russellville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Peach County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pilgrim Rest, with the one closest to Pilgrim Rest listed first.
- Lakeview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lakeview is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Miami Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Miami Valley is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami Valley
- Byron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Echeconnee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Echeconnee is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echeconnee
- Fort Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Taylors Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Taylors Mill is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Mill
- Estimated population in 2019: 224 people
- Washington Square
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Washington Square is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Square
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,963 people
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pilgrim Rest, with the one closest to Pilgrim Rest listed first.
- Hawkinsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Finleyson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Finleyson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finleyson
- Taylor County
- Reynolds
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Twiggs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pilgrim Rest, with the one closest to Pilgrim Rest listed first.
- Huber
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Huber is located in Twiggs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber
- Marion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Marion is located in Twiggs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Dry Branch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jeffersonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Danville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Wilkinson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pilgrim Rest, with the one closest to Pilgrim Rest listed first.
- Brooks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brooks is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Gordon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pilgrim Rest, see our County-by-County Page for Pilgrim Rest.
Cemeteries Near Pilgrim Rest ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pilgrim Rest.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Pilgrim Rest - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pilgrim Rest covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pilgrim Rest, with the one closest to Pilgrim Rest listed first.
- Tharpe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jacob W. Pearce Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Magnolia Park South Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lamar Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Beulah Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Garden of Memories Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden of Memories Cemetery
- The Garden of Memories Cemetery has also been known as:
- Camp Ground Memorial Gardens
- Christ's Sanctified Holy Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2365988 <2>
- Smith Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Smith Family Cemetery is located in Warner Robins.
- The Smith Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Smith Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #37050 <2>
- Leverett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- New Smyrna Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Nebo Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Houston Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Lake Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Houston Lake Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Perry.
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (318 more) ...
- Wheelus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelus Cemetery
- The Wheelus Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wheeler Cemetery
- Magnolia Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Parkway Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Pilgrim Rest in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pilgrim Rest.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pilgrim Rest, with the one closest to Pilgrim Rest listed first.
- Heard
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Heard is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heard
- Tharpe ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Tharpe is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tharpe
- Bonaire
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kathleen
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Perry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Echeconnee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Echeconnee is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echeconnee
- Avondale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Avondale is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Walden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Walden is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
- Estimated population in 2019: 964 people
- Westlake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Westlake is located in Twiggs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
- Sofkee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sofkee is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sofkee
- Hayneville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hayneville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayneville
- Reids
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Reids is located in Twiggs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reids
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rutland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rutland is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Estimated population in 2019: 842 people
- Grovania
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Grovania is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovania
- Elko
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pilgrim Rest. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pilgrim Rest.
Newspapers Published in Pilgrim Rest ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pilgrim Rest.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pilgrim Rest, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pilgrim Rest.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Pilgrim Rest:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Houston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bibb County
- Bleckley County
- Crawford County
- Dodge County
- Dooly County
- Jones County
- Laurens County
- Macon County
- Monroe County
- Peach County
- Pulaski County
- Taylor County
- Twiggs County
- Wilkinson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Pilgrim Rest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pilgrim Rest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |