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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:

45.1525, -83.6042

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 Alpena County<2>.

The county seat for Alpena County is located in Alpena. Alpena lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southeast of the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Cathro Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Cathro Cemetery is located in Alpena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathro Cemetery
  • Long Rapids Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Long Rapids Cemetery is located in Alpena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Rapids Cemetery
  • St. Paul Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The St. Paul Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Presque Isle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Paul Lutheran Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Posen.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #414784 <5>
  • Leer Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Casimir's Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Casimir's Cemetery is located in Presque Isle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Casimir's Cemetery
  • Greely Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Greely Cemetery is located in Alpena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greely Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Greely Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Flanders.
    • The Greely Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Green Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2220618 <5>
  • Herron St. Rose's Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Alpena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Alpena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Cross Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Alpena.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #742 <5>
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Alpena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Alpena.
    • The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Alpena Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #474 <5>
  • Grace Lutheran Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Hebrew Benevolent Society Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Alpena County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Old Evangelist Lutheran Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bell Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Metz Twp. Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Metz Twp. Cemetery is located in Presque Isle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz Twp. Cemetery
    • New German Lutheran Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Dominic's Catholic Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Matthew Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The St. Matthew Cemetery is located in Alpena County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthew Cemetery
    • St. Paul Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Alpena County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
    • Presque Isle Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Presque Isle Cemetery is located in Presque Isle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presque Isle Cemetery

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 Pilgrims Rest Cemetery.

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

  • Cathro
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Cathro is located in Alpena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathro
  • Leroy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Leroy is located in Presque Isle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
  • Long Rapids
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Long Rapids is located in Alpena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Rapids
  • Polaski
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Polaski is located in Presque Isle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polaski
  • Lachine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • McHarg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • McHarg is located in Alpena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHarg
  • Posen
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Posen is located in Presque Isle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Posen <6>
  • Flanders
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Flanders is located in Alpena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders
  • Herron
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Herron is located in Alpena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herron
  • Alpena Junction
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Alpena Junction is located in Alpena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpena Junction
  • Alpena
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Bell ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bell is located in Presque Isle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Presque Isle
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Metz
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Metz is located in Presque Isle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
    • Liske
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Liske is located in Presque Isle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liske
    • Royston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Royston is located in Montmorency County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royston
    • Hillman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hagensville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Hagensville is located in Presque Isle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagensville

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 Alpena County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Alpena
    • Alpena lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alpena.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpena
  • Hillman
    • Hillman lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hillman.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
  • Rogers City

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 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 Pilgrims Rest Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Alpena 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 #634888  (Pilgrims Rest Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #634888 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: Alpena
      • Est. Elev: 218 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Long Lake West
      • Location given for Pilgrims Rest Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.1525125     Lon: -83.6041503
      • 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 Alpena, 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.