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:
34.2490, -89.7554
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 Panola County<2>.
The county seat for Panola County is located in Batesville. Batesville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Pilgrim Rest Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pilgrim Rest Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 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.
- Old Bynum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Old Bynum Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bynum Cemetery
- Kind Providence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Pleasant Green Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Long Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Long Creek Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek Cemetery
- Love Joy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Love Joy Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Joy Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Black Jack Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Black Jack Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack Cemetery
- Forest Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Forest Memorial Park is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Memorial Park
- Pine Spring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Pine Spring Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Spring Cemetery
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- Browning Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Browning Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning Cemetery
- Bluff Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hubbard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Hubbard Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Cemetery
- Camp Ground Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Camp Ground Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ground Cemetery
- Mt. Terza Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Terza Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Terza Cemetery
- Mt. Gillian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Gillian Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gillian Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Sylva Rena Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Sylva Rena Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylva Rena Cemetery
- Austin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Austin Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Cemetery
- Big Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Big Springs Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Springdale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Springdale Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale Cemetery
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Clear Creek Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Pilgrim Rest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pilgrim Rest Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Springdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Springdale is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Terza
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Terza is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terza
- Water Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Batesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Courtland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Courtland is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Pope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pope is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Alesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alesville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alesville
- Velma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Velma is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
- Oxford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sardis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chapeltown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Chapeltown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapeltown
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Oakland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tillatoba
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tillatoba is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillatoba
- Population from the 2010 Census: 91 people
- Coffeeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Delay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Delay is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delay
- Harmontown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Harmontown is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmontown
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 Panola County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pilgrim Rest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Batesville
- Coffeeville
- Oxford
- Sardis
- Water Valley
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 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 Panola 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 #675741 (Pilgrim Rest Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #675741 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: Panola
- Est. Elev: 122 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shuford
- Location given for Pilgrim Rest Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.2489977 Lon: -89.755366
- 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 Panola, 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 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. |