A visit to the 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 Phillips Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Phillips Cemetery:
40.6473, -91.9924
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Phillips Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Phillips Cemetery is located in Van Buren County<2>.
The county seat for Van Buren County is located in Keosauqua. Keosauqua lies just to the north northeast of the Phillips Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Phillips Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Phillips Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Phillips Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mantoyne Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Mantoyne Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantoyne Cemetery
- Wiley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Wiley Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley Cemetery
- East Home Prairie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The White Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Prall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Prall Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prall Cemetery
- Boston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Boston Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Cemetery
- Hoskins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hoskins Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskins Cemetery
- North Upton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The North Upton Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Upton Cemetery
- Heald Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Heald Cemetery is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heald Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- The Maple Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cantril Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95388 <5>
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Allphin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Allphin Cemetery is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allphin Cemetery
- Harness Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Harness Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harness Cemetery
- Watkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Watkins Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Bibb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Bibb Cemetery is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bibb Cemetery
- Blackledge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Blackledge Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackledge Cemetery
- Wolfe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Wolfe Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfe Cemetery
- Center Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Center Chapel Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Chapel Cemetery
- Fellows Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Fellows Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellows Cemetery
- Purdom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Purdom Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdom Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Purdom Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Keosauqua.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95904 <5>
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 Phillips Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Phillips Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mount Sterling
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cantril
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Keosauqua
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Acasto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Acasto is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acasto
- Milton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bonaparte
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Zion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Zion is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Kilbourn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kilbourn is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourn
- Arbela
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Granger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Granger is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Anson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Anson is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
- Leando
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Leando is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leando
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Chambersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chambersburg is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Farmington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Luray
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Luray is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Douds
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Douds is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douds
- Winchester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Winchester is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Memphis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pulaski
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pulaski is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Athens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Athens is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Croton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Croton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croton
- Stockport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Birmingham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Selma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Selma is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Big Mound
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Big Mound is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Mound
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 Phillips Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Van Buren County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Phillips Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Birmingham
- Bonaparte
- Cantril
- Farmington
- Granger
- Keosauqua
- Luray
- Luray lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Phillips Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Luray.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Memphis
- Milton
- Selma
- Selma lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Phillips Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Selma.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Stockport
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Phillips Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Van Buren 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 Phillips Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #460113 (Phillips Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #460113 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: Van Buren
- Est. Elev: 221 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Keosauqua
- Location given for Phillips Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.6472524 Lon: -91.9923964
- 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 Van Buren, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- 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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