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:
45.6872, -93.5850
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 Mille Lacs County<2>.
The county seat for Mille Lacs County is located in Milaca. Milaca lies just to the north northwest 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 23 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pilgrims Rest Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wendell Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Wendell Hill Cemetery is located in Mille Lacs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell Hill Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Mille Lacs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Mille Lacs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Mille Lacs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
- St. Louis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Louis Cemetery is located in Mille Lacs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Louis Cemetery
- Milo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Milo Cemetery is located in Mille Lacs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo Cemetery
- Borgholm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Borgholm Cemetery is located in Mille Lacs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borgholm Cemetery
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Pilgrims Rest Cemetery is located in Mille Lacs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
- Oak Knoll Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Oak Knoll Cemetery is located in Mille Lacs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Knoll Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Knoll Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Princeton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1402770 <5>
- Sandy Lake Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Sandy Lake Cemetery is located in Isanti County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Lake Cemetery
- Chase Brook Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Chase Brook Cemetery is located in Mille Lacs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Brook Cemetery
- Chase Brook Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Chase Brook Cemetery is located in Mille Lacs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Brook Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Berry Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Berry Cemetery is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Cemetery
- Old Wyanett Free Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wyanett Free Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Knoll Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Knoll Cemetery is located in Isanti County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Knoll Cemetery
- Karmel Covenant Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greenbush Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Greenbush Cemetery is located in Mille Lacs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Isanti County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Maywood Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Maywood Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood Cemetery
- Glendorado Lutheran Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Baldwin Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Baldwin Cemetery is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Cemetery
- Graceland Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Graceland Cemetery is located in Kanabec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Pease
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pease is located in Mille Lacs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pease
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Milaca
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Foreston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Foreston is located in Mille Lacs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- Estes Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Estes Brook is located in Mille Lacs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Brook
- Princeton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dalbo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oak Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Park is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Ogilvie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Coin is located in Kanabec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
- Ronneby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ronneby is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronneby
- Elm Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Elm Park is located in Isanti County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Park
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Santiago
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Santiago is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiago
- Bradford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford is located in Isanti County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Foley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Zimmerman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Zimmerman is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,135 people
- Zimmerman has also been known as:
- Lake Fremont
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zimmerman <6>
- Crown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Crown is located in Isanti County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Gilman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Duelm
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Duelm is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duelm
- Orrock
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Orrock is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrock
- Cambridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Grandy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Stanchfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ramey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ramey is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramey
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 Mille Lacs County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pilgrims Rest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bock
- Bock lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bock.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bock
- Cambridge
- Foley
- Milaca
- Mora
- Mora lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mora.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
- Oak Park
- Ogilvie
- Princeton
- Ronneby
- Zimmerman
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Mille Lacs 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 #649424 (Pilgrims Rest Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #649424 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: Mille Lacs
- Est. Elev: 305 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Princeton NE
- Location given for Pilgrims Rest Cemetery:
- Lat: 45.6871866 Lon: -93.58496
- 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 Minnesota's counties, including Mille Lacs, 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 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. |