A visit to the Mount Pilgrim 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 Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery:
31.0118, -90.7754
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery is located in Amite County<2>.
The county seat for Amite County is located in Liberty. Liberty lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north of the Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lea - Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Lea - Davis Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lea - Davis Cemetery
- Madison - Bean Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Stewart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Stewart Wall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Stewart Wall Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Wall Cemetery
- Neilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Neilson Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neilson Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Hurst Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hurst Cemetery is located in Saint Helena Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Maxwell Hamilton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maxwell Hamilton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Amite River Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Amite River Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amite River Cemetery
- Lea Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lea Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lea Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Fred Anderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Anderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Agrippa Gayden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kemp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Kemp Cemetery is located in Saint Helena Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Saint Helena Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Anglin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Anglin Cemetery is located in Saint Helena Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anglin Cemetery
- Frazier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Frazier Cemetery is located in Saint Helena Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier Cemetery
- Carter - Evans Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Benjamin Wall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Benjamin Wall Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benjamin Wall Cemetery
- The Benjamin Wall Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wall Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57948 <5>
- Lea Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Lea Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lea Cemetery
- Tobias Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Tobias Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobias Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Chipola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chipola is located in Saint Helena Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipola
- Troy ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Troy is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Gillsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gillsburg is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillsburg
- Coleman Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Coleman Town is located in Saint Helena Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Town
- Woodland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Huron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Huron is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Liberty is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
- Glading
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glading is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glading
- Greensburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kentwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- McElveen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- McElveen is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
- Clinton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <6>
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Osyka
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Chatawa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Chatawa is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatawa
- Bewelcome
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bewelcome is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewelcome
- Centreville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Tangipahoa
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Grangeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Grangeville is located in Saint Helena Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangeville
- Brookside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Brookside is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Gloster
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Whitaker
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Whitaker is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Pine Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fluker
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Norwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Norwood is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <6>
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 Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Amite County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clinton
- Gloster
- Greensburg
- Kentwood
- Magnolia
- Osyka
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 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 Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Amite 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 Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #685344 (Mount Pilgrim Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #685344 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: Amite
- Est. Elev: 104 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Street
- Location given for Mount Pilgrim Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.0118449 Lon: -90.7753784
- 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 Mississippi's counties, including Amite, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Mt. Pilgrim 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. |