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:
30.8493, -91.6721
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 Pointe Coupee Parish<2>.
The parish seat for Pointe Coupee Parish is located in New Roads. New Roads lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the southeast 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 26 that are within 9 miles [14.5 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.
- Little Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Little Zion Cemetery is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Zion Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Little Zion Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Innis.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68048 <5>
- Mt. Marias Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Marias Cemetery is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Marias Cemetery
- Good Faith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Good Faith Cemetery is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Faith Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Good Faith Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Williamsport.
- St. Mark Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- St. Stephens Episcopal Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. Stephens Episcopal Church Cemetery is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephens Episcopal Church Cemetery
- The St. Stephens Episcopal Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Stephens Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2167825 <5>
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Levee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Levee Cemetery is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levee Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Morefield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Morefield Cemetery is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morefield Cemetery
- Lower Latenache Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Little Rock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Little Rock Cemetery is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- St. Mary Missionary Baptisst Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Mary Missionary Baptisst Church Cemetery is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Missionary Baptisst Church Cemetery
- The St. Mary Missionary Baptisst Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- New St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2524487 <5>
- Mason Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Mason Chapel Cemetery is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Chapel Cemetery
- Mt. Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Salem Cemetery is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Salem Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- New Light Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The New Light Cemetery is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Light Cemetery
- Pikes Peak Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jacoby Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Jacoby Cemetery is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacoby Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Morning Star Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Morning Star Cemetery is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star Cemetery
- Atchafalaya Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Atchafalaya Cemetery is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atchafalaya Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Bright Morning Star Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 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:
- Batchelor
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Innis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Williamsport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Williamsport is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Smithland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Smithland is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithland
- Lettsworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elba is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Morganza
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tunica
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Angola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Odenburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Odenburg is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odenburg
- Melville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Legonier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Legonier is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legonier
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Ravenswood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ravenswood is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
- Simmesport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Weyanoke
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Half Moon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Half Moon is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon
- Palmetto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bains
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bains is located in West Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bains
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 Pointe Coupee Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pilgrim Rest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Louisiana:
- Pages specific to Pointe Coupee Parish:
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes:
- 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 #538142 (Pilgrim Rest Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #538142 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
- Parish: Pointe Coupee
- Est. Elev: 13 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Batchelor
- Location given for Pilgrim Rest Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.8493494 Lon: -91.672061
- 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 Louisiana's parishes, including Pointe Coupee, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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. |