A visit to the Philips 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 Philips Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Philips Cemetery:
35.4940, -93.7327
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Philips Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Philips Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the Philips Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Philips Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Philips Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Burnett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Burnett Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett Cemetery
- Harmon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Harmon Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmon Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Gar Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Gar Creek Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gar Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gar Creek Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Ozark.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #817910 <5>
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Nickles Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Houston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Houston Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Cemetery
- Pond Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Pond Creek Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Creek Cemetery
- Coal Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Coal Hill Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill Cemetery
- Possum Walk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Possum Walk Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Walk Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mountain View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Huddleston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Huddleston Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddleston Cemetery
- Srygley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Srygley Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Srygley Cemetery
- Hess Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hess Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess Cemetery
- Hardgraves Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hardgraves Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardgraves Cemetery
- Hardgraves Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hardgraves Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardgraves Cemetery
- Younger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Younger Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Younger Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Philips Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Philips Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wiederkehr Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wiederkehr Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiederkehr Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Altus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Denning
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Denning is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Alix
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Alix is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alix
- Webb City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Webb City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb City
- Coal Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Smeadley ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Smeadley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smeadley
- Ozark
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hartman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hartman is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Watalula
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Watalula is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watalula
- White Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Mountain Top
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mountain Top is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Felkner Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Felkner Town is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felkner Town
- Linville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Linville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
- Etna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Etna is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Cotton Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cotton Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Union City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Union City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Harmony
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Harmony is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Batson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Batson is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson
- Cravens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cravens is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravens
- Cecil
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cecil is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Carbon City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Carbon City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon City
- Paris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Morrison Bluff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Morrison Bluff is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
- Lone Pine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lone Pine is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
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 Philips Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Philips Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Altus
- Altus lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Philips Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Altus.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
- Coal Hill
- Ozark
- Paris
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 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 Philips Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 Philips Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #53328 (Philips Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #53328 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 215 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Coal Hill
- Location given for Philips Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.4939733 Lon: -93.7326936
- 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 Arkansas' counties, including Franklin, 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- Philips 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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