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A visit to the Pilgrim 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 Pilgrim Rest Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Pilgrim Rest Cemetery (FG ID #271442)

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 Pilgrim Rest Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   32.8625°   (32° 51' 44")

Lon:   -95.6928°   (-95° 41' 34")

The cemetery is located in Rains County<3>.

As an estimate, the Pilgrim Rest Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the west of Emory.

The county seat for Rains County is located in Emory. Emory lies just to the west of the Pilgrim Rest Cemetery .

Name Variations for Pilgrim Rest Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Pilgrim Rest Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Pilgrim's Rest Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 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.

  • MaGee - McCord Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Robertson / Henrys Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Forbis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forbis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forbis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Forbis Cemetery is located in Rains County
  • Campbell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campbell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campbell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Campbell Cemetery is located in Rains County
  • Danley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Danley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Danley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Danley Cemetery is located in Rains County
  • Turner Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Turner Cemetery is located in Rains County
  • Slatter Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slatter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Slatter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Slatter Cemetery is located in Rains County
  • Burke - Yandell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burke - Yandell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burke - Yandell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Burke - Yandell Cemetery is located in Rains County
  • Prairie Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Prairie Grove Cemetery is located in Rains County
  • Rocky Point Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rocky Point Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rocky Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rocky Point Cemetery is located in Rains County
  • Clewis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clewis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clewis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Clewis Cemetery is located in Rains County
  • Holland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holland Cemetery is located in Wood County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Daugherty Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Daugherty Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Daugherty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Daugherty Cemetery is located in Rains County
    • Bishop Family Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Elm Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elm Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Elm Cemetery is located in Rains County
    • Prospect Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prospect Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prospect Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Prospect Cemetery is located in Rains County
    • Smyrna Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smyrna Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smyrna Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smyrna Church Cemetery is located in Rains County
    • Ishmeal Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ishmeal Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ishmeal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ishmeal Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
    • Welch Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Welch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Welch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Welch Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
    • Deaton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deaton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deaton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Deaton Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
    • Clifton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clifton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clifton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clifton Cemetery is located in Rains County
    • Sharp Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sharp Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sharp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sharp Cemetery is located in Wood County
    • Yantis Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Pilgrim Rest Cemetery.

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

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 Rains County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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:

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:

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.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>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Pilgrim Rest Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8625, Longitude: -95.6928    
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Rains, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<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>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.
<6>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.
<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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