A visit to the Saint Phillips 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 St. Phillips Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Phillips Cemetery:
31.0316, -85.4385
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Phillips Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Phillips Cemetery is located in Houston County<2>.
The county seat for Houston County is located in Dothan. Dothan lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north of the St. Phillips Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Phillips Cemetery.
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.<4>
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)
- The Registers Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Registers Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Hinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hinson Cemetery is located in Jackson County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinson Cemetery
- Lassiter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Lassiter Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lassiter Cemetery
- Marvin Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Marvin Chapel Cemetery is located in Jackson County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin Chapel Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Jackson County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Christian Home Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Selma Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Selma Cemetery is located in Holmes County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma Cemetery
- Damascus Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Damascus Cemetery is located in Jackson County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus Cemetery
- New Hope Assembly of God Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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- Memphis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Memphis Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Cemetery
- Purvis Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Purvis Cemetery is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purvis Cemetery
- Selma Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Selma Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma Cemetery
- The Selma Cemetery has also been known as:
- Selma Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2594112 <5>
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilead Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Lees Chapel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Lees Chapel Cemetery is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Chapel Cemetery
- Cowarts Creek Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
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)
- Madrid is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
- Population from the 2020 Census: 293 people
- Merritts Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Merritts Crossroads is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritts Crossroads
- Hodgesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hodgesville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodgesville
- Rehobeth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rehobeth is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehobeth
- 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)
- Keyton's is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyton's
- Cottonwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Parker Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Parker Village is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Village
- Taylor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Taylor is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
- Jacob City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jacob City is located in Jackson County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Malvern
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Slocomb
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Noma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Esto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Esto is located in Holmes County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Parish
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Avon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Avon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Dothan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cowarts
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tidwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Tidwell is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
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
- 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
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 St. Phillips Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Houston 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 St. Phillips Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #126206 (Saint Phillips Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #126206 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: Houston
- Est. Elev: 58 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Madrid
- Location given for Saint Phillips Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.0315702 Lon: -85.4385443
- 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 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- St. Phillips 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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