A visit to the Pilgrim 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 Pilgrim Rest Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pilgrim Rest Cemetery:
33.2501, -90.6695
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pilgrim Rest Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pilgrim Rest Cemetery is located in Amite County<2>.
The county seat for Amite County is located in Liberty. Liberty lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<3> to the south of the Pilgrim Rest Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Pilgrim Rest Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pilgrim Rest Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hickory Bluff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hickory Bluff Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Bluff Cemetery
- Fourmile Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Fourmile Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove Cemetery
- St. John Missionary Baptist (MB) Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mt. Airy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Airy Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Airy Cemetery
- Holly Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Holly Grove Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove Cemetery
- Lakewood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Lakewood Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- South Side Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The South Side Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Side Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
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- Kindling Altar Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Gideon Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Gideon Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gideon Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Magruder Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Magruder Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magruder Cemetery
- New Foundation Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bellamy Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bellamy Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Sky Lake Bend Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Sky Lake Bend Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Lake Bend Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- St. Pauls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Pauls is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Pauls is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Indianola.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2527113 <5>
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] of the Pilgrim Rest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pilgrim Rest Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Isola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Isola is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
- New Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Gooden Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gooden Lake is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooden Lake
- Inverness
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Inverness is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Population from the 2020 Census: 852 people
- Murphy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Murphy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Willet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Willet is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willet
- Jaketown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jaketown is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaketown
- Hollandale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belzoni
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Overby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Overby is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overby
- Arcola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Arcola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Heathman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Heathman is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathman
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- Baird
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Baird is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
- Indianola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wilmot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wilmot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Delta City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Delta City is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta City
- Auter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Auter is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auter
- Silver City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Silver City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Forrest City ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Forrest City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest City
- Richey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Richey is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richey
- Dunleith
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dunleith is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunleith
- Moorhead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moorhead is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
- Panther Burn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Panther Burn is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Burn
- Faisonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Faisonia is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faisonia
- Leland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Rest 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 Pilgrim Rest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Pilgrim Rest 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 Pilgrim Rest Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #675742 (Pilgrim Rest Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #675742 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: 34 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kinlock
- Location given for Pilgrim Rest Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.2501215 Lon: -90.6695383
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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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pilgrim 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. |