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A visit to the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Pilgrims Rest Cemetery (FG ID #17121)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery

Lat:   35.6969°   (35° 41' 48")

Lon:   -89.6988°   (-89° 41' 55")

The Pilgrims Rest Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County<2>.

The county seat for Lauderdale County is located in Ripley. Ripley lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pilgrims Rest Cemetery, with the nearest first.

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 Pilgrims Rest Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pilgrims Rest Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Luckett
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Fort Pillow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Glimp
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glimp have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glimp
    • Glimp is located in Lauderdale County
  • Bride
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bride. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bride
    • Bride is located in Tipton County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Bride
    • From the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery to Bride
  • Ashport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Henning
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Arp
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Garland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garland have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
    • Garland is located in Tipton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
  • Detroit
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Covington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Ripley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Burlison
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlison have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlison
    • Burlison is located in Tipton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 409 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlison <7>
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Fulton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Durhamville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Gilt Edge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Flippin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Edith
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edith. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edith
      • Edith is located in Lauderdale County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Edith
      • From the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery to Edith
    • Luxora
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luxora have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxora
      • Luxora is located in Mississippi County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,007 people
    • Brighton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brighton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
      • Brighton is located in Tipton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,929 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brighton <7>
    • Barfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Woodville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Burdette
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Osceola
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)

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 Lauderdale County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pilgrims Rest Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Covington
  • Luxora
    • Luxora lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Luxora.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxora
  • Osceola
  • Randolph
  • Ripley
    • Ripley lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ripley.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley

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 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:

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 #1297472  (Pilgrims Rest Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1297472 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Fort Pillow
    • County: Lauderdale         Elev: 90
    • Location given for GNIS #1297472 (Pilgrims Rest Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #17121

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Lauderdale, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6969, Longitude: -89.6988    
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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