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A visit to the Saint Phillips Cemetery ...


The location of the St. Phillips Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

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 St. Phillips Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Phillips Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Phillips Cemetery

Lat:   31.0316°   (31° 1' 53")

Lon:   -85.4385°   (-85° 26' 18")

The St. Phillips Cemetery is located in Houston County<2>.

The county seat for Houston County is located in Dothan. Dothan lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north of the St. Phillips Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 St. Phillips Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Alabama:
  • Pages specific to Houston 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 St. Phillips 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 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Phillips Cemetery.

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

    • Madrid
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madrid have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
      • Madrid is located in Houston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 293 people
    • Merritts Crossroads
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritts Crossroads
      • Merritts Crossroads is located in Houston County
    • Rehobeth
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rehobeth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehobeth
      • Rehobeth is located in Houston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,699 people
    • Graceville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Campbellton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Keyton's
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keyton's have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyton's
      • Keyton's is located in Houston County
    • Cottonwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Parker Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Village
      • Parker Village is located in Houston County
    • Taylor
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
      • Taylor is located in Houston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
    • Jacob City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob City
      • Jacob City is located in Jackson County (FL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
    • Malvern
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malvern have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
      • Malvern is located in Geneva County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,462 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malvern <4>
    • Slocomb
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slocomb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocomb
      • Slocomb is located in Geneva County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,929 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slocomb <4>
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Noma
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noma
        • Noma is located in Holmes County (FL)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noma <4>
      • Esto
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Esto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
        • Esto is located in Holmes County (FL)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
      • Parish
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parish have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parish
        • Parish is located in Houston County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parish <4>
      • Avon
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
        • Avon is located in Houston County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
      • Cowarts
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowarts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowarts
        • Cowarts is located in Houston County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,097 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowarts <4>
      • Dothan
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dothan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dothan
        • Dothan is located in Houston County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,414 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dothan <4>
      • Ashford
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
        • Ashford is located in Houston County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,202 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashford <4>
      • Dundee
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
        • Dundee is located in Geneva 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 St. Phillips Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Houston County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Phillips Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Ashford
    • Chipley
    • Dothan
    • Graceville
    • Hartford
    • Parish
      • Parish lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the St. Phillips Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Parish.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parish
    • Slocomb
      • Slocomb lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the St. Phillips Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Slocomb.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocomb

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the St. Phillips Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Registers Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Registers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Registers Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Registers Cemetery
    • Smith Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Sanders Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanders Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sanders Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanders Cemetery
    • Hinson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hinson Cemetery is located in Jackson County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hinson Cemetery
    • Lassiter Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lassiter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lassiter Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lassiter Cemetery
    • Marvin Chapel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Martin Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Martin Cemetery is located in Geneva County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Cemetery
    • Friendship Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Friendship Cemetery is located in Jackson County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
    • Christian Home Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christian Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Christian Home Cemetery is located in Geneva County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christian Home Cemetery
    • Selma Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Selma Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Selma Cemetery is located in Holmes County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Selma Cemetery
    • Damascus Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Damascus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Damascus Cemetery is located in Jackson County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Damascus Cemetery
    • New Hope Assembly of God Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Memphis Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memphis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Memphis Cemetery is located in Houston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memphis Cemetery
      • Shady Grove Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Houston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Grove Cemetery
      • Piney Grove Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Piney Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Houston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Piney Grove Cemetery
      • Purvis Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Purvis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Purvis Cemetery is located in Geneva County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Purvis Cemetery
      • Selma Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • The Selma Cemetery is located in Houston County
        • The Selma Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Selma Baptist Church Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Selma Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2594112 <6>
      • Mt. Gilead Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Gilead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Houston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Gilead Cemetery
      • Providence Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Providence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Providence Cemetery is located in Geneva County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Providence Cemetery
      • Lees Chapel Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lees Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lees Chapel Cemetery is located in Geneva County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lees Chapel Cemetery
      • Cowarts Creek Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cowarts Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cowarts Creek Cemetery is located in Houston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cowarts Creek Cemetery
      • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Houston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant 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 St. Phillips Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #126206  (Saint Phillips Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #126206 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: Madrid
      • County: Houston         Elev: 58
      • Location given for GNIS #126206 (Saint Phillips Cemetery)

    The official website for Houston County: www.houstoncounty.org/

    The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

    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 Alabama's counties, including Houston, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the St. Phillips Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.0316, Longitude: -85.4385       In this case, the coordinates for the St. Phillips Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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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