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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Phillips. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Phillips to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Phillips, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Phillips (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Phillips. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Phillips is historic, it would have been located within present day Etowah County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Etowah County: Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, DeKalb, Marshall & Saint Clair.
Below are the counties that are near Phillips. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Phillips:
- Etowah County (The home county of Phillips)
- The following are listed by their distance from Phillips, with the one closest to Phillips listed first.
- Walnut Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Altoona
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Nix ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Nix is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
- Clear Springs ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Gallant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gallant is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallant
- Howelton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Howelton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton
- Aurora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Greer ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Greer is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
- Benson ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Benson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Egypt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Egypt is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Ivalee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ivalee is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivalee
- Carlisle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Carlisle is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phillips, with the one closest to Phillips listed first.
- Wynnville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wynnville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnville
- Snead
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bird ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bird is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
- Highmound
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- Clarence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Fridays Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fridays Crossing is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fridays Crossing
- Susan Moore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Susan Moore is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan Moore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
- Craig
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Craig is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Bright Star
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bright Star is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
- McLarty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- McLarty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLarty
- Hoods Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hoods Crossroads is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoods Crossroads
- Huldah ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Huldah is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huldah
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phillips, with the one closest to Phillips listed first.
- Southside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cochran Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cochran Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Springs
- Oak Level
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Level is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Douthrittville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Douthrittville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douthrittville
- Ohatchee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grayton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grayton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayton
- Hebron ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Macon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Macon is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Beasley ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beasley is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
- Chigger Ridge ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chigger Ridge is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Ridge
- Boozer ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boozer is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boozer
- Clark ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clark is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phillips, with the one closest to Phillips listed first.
- Holly Pond
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Joppa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Baileytown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Baileytown is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Baileyton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Berlin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Berlin is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Garden City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Garden City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Hanceville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Simcoe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Simcoe is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simcoe
- White City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- White City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- East Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- East Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phillips, with the one closest to Phillips listed first.
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Rains ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Rodentown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rodentown is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodentown
- Marcus ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Marcus is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Rogers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Crossville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Whiton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Cotnam
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cotnam is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotnam
- Geraldine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dawson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dawson is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Chigger Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Hill
- Collinsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phillips, with the one closest to Phillips listed first.
- Ayres
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ayres is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayres
- Masseyline
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Masseyline is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyline
- Village Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Village Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Springs
- Palmerdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Palmerdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerdale
- Clay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Trafford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phillips, with the one closest to Phillips listed first.
- Douglas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Douglas is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Reedbrake ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Reedbrake is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedbrake
- Whitesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whitesville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Bartlett ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bartlett is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Horton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Horton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Bowen ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bowen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Hyatt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hyatt is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
- Big Spring ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Big Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Boaz
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rabbit Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rabbit Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Street ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Street is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street
- Albertville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phillips, with the one closest to Phillips listed first.
- Hulaco
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Ryan Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Apple Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Briscoe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Eva
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phillips, with the one closest to Phillips listed first.
- Steele
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whitney Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Whitney Junction is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Junction
- Ashville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Clair Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Saint Clair Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair Springs
- Springville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ragland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Branchville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Branchville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Odenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wattsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wattsville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Coal City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Coal City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Margaret
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Argo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Argo is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,278 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Phillips, see our County-by-County Page for Phillips.
Cemeteries Near Phillips ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Phillips.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Phillips - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Phillips covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Phillips, with the one closest to Phillips listed first.
- Bird Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Altoona - Walnut Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cornelius Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ellison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Robbins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Morton Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Altoona Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Moody Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bynum Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (407 more) ...
- Moodys Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Phillips in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Phillips.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Phillips, with the one closest to Phillips listed first.
- Walnut Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Redbud
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Redbud is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud
- Wynnville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wynnville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnville
- Bird ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bird is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
- Nix ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Nix is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
- Alice
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Alice is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Snead
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Springs ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Gallant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gallant is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallant
- Reedbrake ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Reedbrake is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedbrake
- Highmound
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- Clarence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Howelton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Howelton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton
- Aurora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Bartlett ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bartlett is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Phillips. See our List of 1890's Communities around Phillips.
Newspapers Published in Phillips ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Phillips.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Phillips, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Phillips.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Phillips:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Etowah County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Calhoun County
- Cullman County
- DeKalb County
- Jefferson County
- Marshall County
- Morgan County
- Saint Clair County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Phillips, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Phillips) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |