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A visit to the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery ...


The location of the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery

Lat:   32.9493°   (32° 56' 57")

Lon:   -93.2610°   (-93° 15' 39")

The Pilgrims Rest Cemetery is located in Webster Parish<2>.

The parish seat for Webster Parish is located in Minden. Minden lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the south of the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery .

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 Pilgrims Rest Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Louisiana:
  • Pages specific to Webster Parish:
  • Genealogy information for nearby parishes:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 18 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.

    • Shongaloo
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Dykesville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykesville
      • Dykesville is located in Claiborne Parish
    • Blackburn
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
      • Blackburn is located in Claiborne Parish
    • Haynesville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haynesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynesville
      • Haynesville is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,000 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haynesville <4>
    • Western
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western
      • Western is located in Columbia County (AR)
    • Emerson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
      • Emerson is located in Columbia County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
    • Cullen
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cullen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
      • Cullen is located in Webster Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,056 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cullen <4>
    • Horsehead
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horsehead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
      • Horsehead is located in Columbia County (AR)
    • Sarepta
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Welcome
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Welcome have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
      • Welcome is located in Columbia County (AR)
    • Springhill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springhill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
      • Springhill is located in Webster Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,684 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springhill <4>
    • Cotton Valley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Valley
      • Cotton Valley is located in Webster Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cotton Valley <4>
    • Continue List   (6 more) ...
      • Gordon
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
        • Gordon is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Taylor
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
        • Taylor is located in Columbia County (AR)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <4>
      • Macedonia
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
        • Macedonia is located in Columbia County (AR)
      • Homer
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
        • Homer is located in Claiborne Parish
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,789 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <4>
      • Dodge City
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
        • Dodge City is located in Union County (AR)
      • Philadelphia
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
        • Philadelphia is located in Columbia County (AR)

    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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Webster Parish.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pilgrims Rest Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pilgrims Rest Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • White Hall African-American Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Old Whitehall Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Hudson Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hudson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hudson Cemetery is located in Webster Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hudson Cemetery
    • Old Shongaloo Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Old Shongaloo Cemetery is located in Webster Parish
      • The Old Shongaloo Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Old Shongallo Cemetery
      • Old Shongaloo Church Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Shongaloo Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1979623 <6>
    • Haynes Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haynes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Haynes Cemetery is located in Webster Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haynes Cemetery
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Shady Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Grove Cemetery
    • Wards Chapel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Gryder Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gryder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gryder Cemetery is located in Webster Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gryder Cemetery
    • Taylor Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
    • Anderson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Anderson Cemetery is located in Columbia County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
    • Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Glover Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glover Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Glover Cemetery is located in Columbia County (AR)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glover Cemetery
      • Old Haynesville Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Haynesville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Old Haynesville Cemetery is located in Claiborne Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Haynesville Cemetery
      • Friendship Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • St. Luke Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Luke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Luke Cemetery is located in Webster Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Luke Cemetery
      • King Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the King Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The King Cemetery is located in Claiborne Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King Cemetery
      • Stewart - Walkerville Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stewart - Walkerville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Stewart - Walkerville Cemetery is located in Columbia County (AR)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stewart - Walkerville Cemetery
      • St. Peter Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Webster Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter Cemetery
      • Old Pine Hill Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Pine Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Old Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Claiborne Parish
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Pine Hill Cemetery
      • Traylor Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Traylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Traylor Cemetery is located in Columbia County (AR)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Traylor Cemetery
      • Forest Grove Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 #540887  (Pilgrims Rest Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #540887 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Shongaloo
      • County: Webster         Elev: 79
      • Location given for GNIS #540887 (Pilgrims Rest Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/

    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 Webster, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9493, Longitude: -93.2610       In this case, the coordinates for the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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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