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:
41.3333, -91.7474
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 Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Washington. Washington lies just to the southeast of the Philips Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Philips Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Philips Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Philips Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- County Farm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The County Farm Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Farm Cemetery
- Roberts Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Craven Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Craven Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven Cemetery
- West Chester Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The West Chester Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elm Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Plain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lexington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lexington Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Cemetery
- Westminister Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Westminister Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminister Cemetery
- New Haven Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Grace Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Grace Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Hill Cemetery
- Todd Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Todd Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Memorial Miller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Memorial Miller Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Miller Cemetery
- The Memorial Miller Cemetery has also been known as:
- Miller Cemetery
- Verdi Cemetery
- Walnut Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95480 <5>
- Moore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Pilot Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Pilot Grove Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Middleton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Middleton Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Gatlin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Gatlin Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatlin Cemetery
- Grand Prairie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Grand Prairie Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Prairie 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:
- Washington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Chester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Chester is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Havre
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Havre is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre
- Ainsworth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wellman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kalona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Keota
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Talleyrand
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Talleyrand is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talleyrand
- Brighton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Coppock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Coppock is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Rubio
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rubio is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubio
- Nira
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nira is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nira
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wayland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Crawfordsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Plain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Plain is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Cotter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cotter is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Amish
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Amish is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amish
- Gladwin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Gladwin is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladwin
- Kinross
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kinross is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Harper
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Harper is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Richland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- River Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- River Junction is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
- Williamstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Williamstown is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Frytown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Frytown is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
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 Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Philips Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ainsworth
- Brighton
- Crawfordsville
- Kalona
- Keota
- Keota lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Philips Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Keota.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keota
- Pleasant Plain
- Richland
- Riverside
- Washington
- Wayland
- Wellman
- West Chester
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Philips Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 #1981792 (Philips Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1981792 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 233 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Washington
- Location given for Philips Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.3333489 Lon: -91.7473914
- 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 Iowa's counties, including Washington, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |