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 ...
The Pilgrims Rest Cemetery is located in Jones County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Anderson - Minter Cemetery
- Bynum Cemetery
- The Bynum Cemetery is located in Jones County
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- Calhoun Cemetery
- The Calhoun Cemetery is located in Jones County
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- Currie Cemetery
- The Currie Cemetery is located in Jones County
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- Ellisville Cemetery
- The Ellisville Cemetery is located in Jones County
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- Hill Cemetery
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Jones County
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- Hinton Cemetery
- The Hinton Cemetery is located in Jones County
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- Indian Springs Cemetery
- Jordan Cemetery
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Jones County
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- Laurel Cemetery
- The Laurel Cemetery is located in Jones County
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- Lebanon Cemetery
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Jones County
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- Mt. Oral Cemetery
- The Mt. Oral Cemetery is located in Jones County
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- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Jones County
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- Mt. Zion Cemetery
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Jones County
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- Our Home Universalist Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
- Shows Cemetery
- The Shows Cemetery is located in Jones County
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- Shows Cemetery
- The Shows Cemetery is located in Jones County
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- Taylor Cemetery
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Jones County
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- Tularosa Cemetery
- The Tularosa Cemetery is located in Jones County
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- Walters Cemetery
- The Walters Cemetery is located in Jones County
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- Windham Cemetery
- The Windham Cemetery is located in Jones County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Acme ‑ Historic
- Acme is located in Jasper County
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- Amy
- Amy is located in Jones County
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- Antioch
- Antioch is located in Jones County
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- Collins
- Ellisville
- Errata
- Errata is located in Jones County
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- Heidelberg
- Hot Coffee
- Hot Coffee is located in Covington County
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- Kola
- Kola is located in Covington County
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- Lake Como
- Lake Como is located in Jasper County
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- Laurel
- Lux
- Lux is located in Covington County
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- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Moss
- Moss is located in Jasper County
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- Moss has also been known as:
- Mossville
- Ovett
- Ovett is located in Jones County
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- Petal
- Sandersville
- Sandersville is located in Jones County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Sanford
- Sanford is located in Covington County
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- Seminary
- Service
- Service is located in Jones County
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- Soso
- Soso is located in Jones County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Stringer
- Taylorsville
- Vernon ‑ Historic
- Vernon is located in Jasper County
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- Waldrup ‑ Historic
- Waldrup is located in Jasper County
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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 Jones County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pilgrims Rest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bay Springs
- Collins
- Ellisville
- Laurel
- Petal
- Sandersville
- Taylorsville
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 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 Pilgrims Rest Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Jones 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 #685564 (Pilgrims Rest Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #685564 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: Jones
- Est. Elev: 67 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Laurel West
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Jones, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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