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A visit to the Pilgrim Home 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 Home Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pilgrim Home Cemetery:

44.4928, -86.2012

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pilgrim Home Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Pilgrim Home Cemetery is located in Manistee County<2>.

The county seat for Manistee County is located in Manistee. Manistee lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Pilgrim Home Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Pilgrim Home Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Pilgrim Home Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Conway Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Conway Cemetery is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway Cemetery
  • Pleasonton Twp. Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Blaine Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Blaine Cemetery is located in Benzie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine Cemetery
    • The Blaine Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Blaine Twp. Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #125 <5>
  • Onekama Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Onekama Cemetery is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onekama Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
  • Joyfield Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Joyfield Cemetery is located in Benzie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyfield Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Joyfield Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Benzonia.
    • The Joyfield Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Joyfield Twp. Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #821 <5>
  • Gilmore Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Gilmore Cemetery is located in Benzie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore Cemetery
  • Bear Lake Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Bear Lake Cemetery is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Lake Cemetery
  • Springdale Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Springdale Cemetery is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale Cemetery
  • Onekama Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Onekama Cemetery is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onekama Cemetery
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Lutheran Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Benzie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
    • Benzonia Twp. Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Crystal Lake Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Crystal Lake Cemetery is located in Benzie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake Cemetery
    • Norwalk Lutheran Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Old School House Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Old School House Cemetery is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old School House Cemetery
      • The Old School House Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Brown Twp. Cemetery
      • Brownstown Cemetery
      • Browntown Cemetery
      • Old Schoolhouse Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #187 <5>
    • Weldon Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Weldon Cemetery is located in Benzie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon Cemetery
    • Pleasantview Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Pleasantview Cemetery is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantview Cemetery
    • Maple Grove Twp. Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Thompsonville Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Thompsonville Cemetery is located in Benzie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville Cemetery
    • Homestead Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Homestead Cemetery is located in Benzie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pilgrim Home Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pilgrim Home Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Arcadia
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Malcolm
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Malcolm is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
  • Bear Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Humphrey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Humphrey is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey
  • Onekama
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Elberta
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Benzonia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Onekama Junction
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Onekama Junction is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onekama Junction
  • Norwalk
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Norwalk is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
  • Henry ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Henry is located in Manistee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
  • Beulah
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Frankfort
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Douglas
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Douglas is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
    • Chief Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Chief Lake is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chief Lake
    • Kaleva
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Copemish
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Thompsonville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Honor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Brethren
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Pomona
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Pomona is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona

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 Home Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Manistee County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pilgrim Home 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 either 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 Home Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Manistee 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 Home Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #634885  (Pilgrim Home Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #634885 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: Manistee
      • Est. Elev: 190 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Bear Lake
      • Location given for Pilgrim Home Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.492778     Lon: -86.201202
      • 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 Michigan's counties, including Manistee, 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 from Point A (ie- Pilgrim Home 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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