A visit to the 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 Pilgrim Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pilgrim Cemetery:
37.3388, -78.1600
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pilgrim Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pilgrim Cemetery is located in Amelia County<2>.
The county seat for Amelia County is located in Amelia Court House. Amelia Court House lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of the Pilgrim Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pilgrim Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Pilgrim Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pilgrim Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Southall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Southall Cemetery is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southall Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Star Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Star Hope Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Hope Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Centenary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Centenary Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary Cemetery
- Guinea Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Guinea Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Cemetery
- High Bridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The High Bridge Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge Cemetery
- Good Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Jamestown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Jamestown Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Downs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Downs Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs Cemetery
- Wards Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Wards Chapel Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wards Chapel Cemetery
- Monroe Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Monroe Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Cemetery
- Trinity Memorial Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vaughns Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Vaughns Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughns Cemetery
- Towler Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Towler Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towler Cemetery
- Rennie Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Rennie Cemetery is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rennie Cemetery
- Amelia Presbyterian Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Amelia Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia Presbyterian Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Amelia Presbyterian Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Amelia Court House.
- The Amelia Presbyterian Cemetery has also been known as:
- Amelia Cemetery
- Amelia Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49230 <5>
- Flower Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Flower Hill Cemetery is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flower Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Pilgrim Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pilgrim Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rodophil
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rodophil is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodophil
- Paineville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Paineville is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
- Cotton Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Amelia Court House
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Burkeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lodore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lodore is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
- Crewe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cumberland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Guinea Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Guinea Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Mills
- Farmville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Clinton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Clinton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Belona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Belona is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Green Bay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spainville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spainville is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
- Earls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Earls is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
- Trents Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Trents Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trents Mill
- Masons Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
- Hampden - Sydney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hampden - Sydney is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden - Sydney
- Curdsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Curdsville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
- Blake Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Blake Village is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Village
- Winnie
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Winnie is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnie
- Pilkinton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Sheppards
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sheppards is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppards
- Tuggle
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Tuggle is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuggle
- Meherrin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Meherrin is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meherrin
- Blackstone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Amelia County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pilgrim Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Amelia Court House
- Blackstone
- Burkeville
- Crewe
- Cumberland
- Farmville
- Hampden - Sydney
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 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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Amelia 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 Pilgrim Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1497803 (Pilgrim Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1497803 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: Amelia
- Est. Elev: 139 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Deatonville
- Location given for Pilgrim Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.338763 Lon: -78.159998
- 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 Virginia's counties, including Amelia, 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- 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> | 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. |
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