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:
34.5379, -90.5279
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 Tunica County<2>.
The county seat for Tunica County is located in Tunica. Tunica lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northeast 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 26 that are within 8 miles [12.9 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.
- Crouse Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Crouse Cemetery is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Beth El Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Beth El Cemetery is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth El Cemetery
- The Beth El Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Cemetery
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Magnolia Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Helena (AR).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #54888 <5>
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nebo Cemetery
- Saunder Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. Matthews Cemetery is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthews Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Mt. Sinia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Sinia Cemetery is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinia Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Polly Dots Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Polly Dots Cemetery is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polly Dots Cemetery
- Stephens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Bosket Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Bosket Cemetery is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosket Cemetery
- Kyles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Kyles Cemetery is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles Cemetery
- St. Marks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marks Cemetery
- O'Shield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The O'Shield Cemetery is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Shield Cemetery
- Oak Grove Garden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Rising Sun Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Rising Sun Cemetery is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun Cemetery
- Bradley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Bradley Cemetery is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Cemetery
- Dowd Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Dowd Cemetery is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowd Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 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:
- Powell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Powell is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Helena
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Helena - West Helena
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Helena - West Helena is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena - West Helena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,032 people
- Lula
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Peyton ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Peyton is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peyton
- West Helena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Clayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clayton is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Austin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Austin is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Huma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Huma is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huma
- Rich
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rich is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich
- Phillips Bayou
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Phillips Bayou is located in Lee County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Bayou
- Evansville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Evansville is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Coahoma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Latour
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Latour is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latour
- Friars Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Friars Point is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Tunica
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lexa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lexa is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexa <6>
- Barton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Barton is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- North Tunica
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Tunica is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tunica
- Mhoon Landing ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mhoon Landing is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoon Landing
- LaGrange
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- LaGrange is located in Lee County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Oneida
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Oneida is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Jonestown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
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 Tunica County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pilgrim Rest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Austin
- Friars Point
- Helena
- Tunica
- West Helena
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Pilgrim Rest Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Tunica 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 #1700705 (Pilgrim Rest Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1700705 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: Tunica
- Est. Elev: 55 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Helena
- Location given for Pilgrim Rest Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.5378811 Lon: -90.5278809
- 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 Tunica, 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 drawn 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. |