Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church Cemetery
Pineville, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, USA
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Go North on the US 167 Bypass in Pineville (Cottingham Expressway), and exit at Edgewood Drive. Turn right on Edgewood and go .3 miles. Turn left on Donahue Ferry Road, and go 1.9 miles. At the "Y" in road, bear to the left and Pinecrest Cemetery is about .2 miles on the right side of the road. Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery is on the right at this location.
Written on cornerstone of the church: Mt. Pilgrim Baptist Church organized 1865, rebuilt 1970. Rev. J. J. Rax, pastor; Rev. R. Wright, Asst. Pastor; Leona Wright, Secretary. Deacons: Burnell Young, Roderest Frazier, Houston Rax, Leroy Williams, C. W. Joseph, Birl Frazier. Stewards: Fannie Welch, Etta Mae Wright, Laura H. Rax.
Most burials have vaults which is typical of African-American cemeteries in this area, and there are numerous unmarked burials. A driveway extends from the gate (not locked) to the little church. Cemetery in to the left of this driveway.
Go North on the US 167 Bypass in Pineville (Cottingham Expressway), and exit at Edgewood Drive. Turn right on Edgewood and go .3 miles. Turn left on Donahue Ferry Road, and go 1.9 miles. At the "Y" in road, bear to the left and Pinecrest Cemetery is about .2 miles on the right side of the road. Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery is on the right at this location.
Written on cornerstone of the church: Mt. Pilgrim Baptist Church organized 1865, rebuilt 1970. Rev. J. J. Rax, pastor; Rev. R. Wright, Asst. Pastor; Leona Wright, Secretary. Deacons: Burnell Young, Roderest Frazier, Houston Rax, Leroy Williams, C. W. Joseph, Birl Frazier. Stewards: Fannie Welch, Etta Mae Wright, Laura H. Rax.
Most burials have vaults which is typical of African-American cemeteries in this area, and there are numerous unmarked burials. A driveway extends from the gate (not locked) to the little church. Cemetery in to the left of this driveway.
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- Added: 17 Jul 2008
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2268815
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