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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 #2314897)

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:   29.9508°   (29° 57' 2")

Lon:   -96.2283°   (-96° 13' 41")

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

The county seat for Austin County is located in Bellville. Bellville lies just to the west of the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery .

Establishment of the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery ...

The Pilgrims Rest Cemetery was established in 1861.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Texas:
  • Pages specific to Austin County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • 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.

    • Bellville
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Millheim
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millheim have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
      • Millheim is located in Austin County
    • Buckhorn
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
      • Buckhorn is located in Austin County
    • Sempronius ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sempronius have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
      • Sempronius is located in Austin County
    • Kenney
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenney have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenney
      • Kenney is located in Austin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenney <4>
    • Cat Spring
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cat Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cat Spring
      • Cat Spring is located in Austin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cat Spring <4>
    • New Wehdem
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Wehdem have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wehdem
      • New Wehdem is located in Austin County
    • Sealy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Saint Paul
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Paul have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
      • Saint Paul is located in Waller County
    • San Felipe
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Hempstead
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bleiblerville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bleiblerville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bleiblerville
      • Bleiblerville is located in Austin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bleiblerville <4>
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Chappell Hill
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chappell Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chappell Hill
        • Chappell Hill is located in Washington County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chappell Hill <4>
      • Pine Island
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Island have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
        • Pine Island is located in Waller County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,205 people
      • Rexville ‑ Historic
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rexville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexville
        • Rexville is located in Austin County
      • New Ulm
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Frydek
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frydek
        • Frydek is located in Austin County
      • Pattison
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Industry
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Industry have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
        • Industry is located in Austin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Industry <4>
      • Brazos Country
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brazos Country have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Country
        • Brazos Country is located in Austin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
      • Prairie View
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie View have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
        • Prairie View is located in Waller County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,013 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie View <4>
      • Brenham
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenham
        • Brenham is located in Washington County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,736 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brenham <4>
      • Wesley
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
        • Wesley is located in Washington County

    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 Austin County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Oak Knoll Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Knoll Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Knoll Cemetery is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Knoll Cemetery
    • Menke Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Menke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Menke Cemetery is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Menke Cemetery
    • Jeff Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jeff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jeff Cemetery is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jeff Cemetery
    • Coshatte Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coshatte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Coshatte Cemetery is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coshatte Cemetery
    • Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Atkinson Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Atkinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Atkinson Cemetery is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Atkinson Cemetery
    • Dethloff Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dethloff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dethloff Cemetery is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dethloff Cemetery
    • Abel Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Abel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Abel Cemetery is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abel Cemetery
    • Ivys Creek Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ivys Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ivys Creek Cemetery is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ivys Creek Cemetery
    • Ueckert Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Ueckert Cemetery is located in Austin County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ueckert Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Bellville.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ueckert Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2647087 <1>
    • Brast Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brast Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brast Cemetery is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brast Cemetery
    • Keuffel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keuffel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Keuffel Cemetery is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keuffel Cemetery
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Machemehl Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Machemehl Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Machemehl Cemetery is located in Austin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Machemehl Cemetery
      • Meyer Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meyer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Meyer Cemetery is located in Austin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meyer Cemetery
      • Muery Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Muery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Muery Cemetery is located in Austin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Muery Cemetery
      • Palm Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Palm Cemetery is located in Austin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palm Cemetery
      • Sevevin Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sevevin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sevevin Cemetery is located in Austin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sevevin Cemetery
      • Millheim Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Schulke Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Schulke Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Schulke Cemetery is located in Austin County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Schulke Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northwest of Bellville.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schulke Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2535338 <1>
      • Holtz Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holtz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Holtz Cemetery is located in Austin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holtz Cemetery
      • Jackson Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Austin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery

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

    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 #1365233  (Pilgrims Rest Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1365233 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: Burleigh
      • County: Austin         Elev: 87
      • Location given for GNIS #1365233 (Pilgrims Rest Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #2314897

    The official website for Austin County: www.austincounty.com/

    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>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Austin, 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 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 Pilgrims Rest Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.9508, Longitude: -96.2283    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <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>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.
    <7>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.




 

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