A visit to the Sweet 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 Sweet Pilgrim Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sweet Pilgrim Cemetery:
33.1362, -89.6662
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sweet Pilgrim Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sweet Pilgrim Cemetery is located in Attala County<2>.
The county seat for Attala County is located in Kosciusko. Kosciusko lies just to the southeast of the Sweet Pilgrim Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sweet Pilgrim Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Sweet Pilgrim Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sweet Pilgrim Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Musselwhite Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Musselwhite Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musselwhite Cemetery
- Palmer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
- Brister Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Brister Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brister Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Rocky Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rocky Point Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point Cemetery
- Guess Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Guess Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guess Cemetery
- Springdale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Springdale Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale Cemetery
- North Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The North Union Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Union Cemetery
- Thornton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Thornton Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton Cemetery
- Unity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Unity Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Cemetery
- Himan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Himan Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Himan Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Smyrna Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
- Smyrna Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
- Daniel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Daniel Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Cemetery
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Cemetery
- Armstrong Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 17 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sweet Pilgrim Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sweet Pilgrim Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hesterville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hesterville is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesterville
- Rocky Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Point is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Possumneck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Possumneck is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumneck
- Auris ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Auris is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auris
- Kosciusko
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- West
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sallis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Langley ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Langley is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Durant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ethel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ethel is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
- Zemuly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Zemuly is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zemuly
- Newport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Newport is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Vaiden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gregory ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Gregory is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Goodman
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- French Camp
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- McCool
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- McCool is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
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 Sweet Pilgrim Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Attala County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sweet Pilgrim Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Durant
- Durant lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Sweet Pilgrim Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Durant.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- French Camp
- Goodman
- Kilmichael
- Kosciusko
- Lexington
- Pickens
- Vaiden
- Vaiden lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Sweet Pilgrim Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Vaiden.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaiden
- Winona
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 Sweet Pilgrim Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Attala 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 Sweet Pilgrim Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #711020 (Sweet Pilgrim Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #711020 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: Attala
- Est. Elev: 145 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hesterville
- Location given for Sweet Pilgrim Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.1362394 Lon: -89.6661905
- 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 Attala, 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- Sweet 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |