Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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.
Phillips is located in Wapello County.
To see how the shape of Iowa's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wapello County: Appanoose, Davis, Jefferson, Keokuk, Mahaska, Monroe & Van Buren.
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:
- Wapello County (The home county of Phillips)
- The following are listed by their distance from Phillips, with the one closest to Phillips listed first.
- Dahlonega
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dahlonega is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlonega
- Keb ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Keb is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keb
- Ottumwa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- East Ottumwa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Ottumwa is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ottumwa
- Chillicothe
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chillicothe is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chillicothe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Highland Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Center is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Center
- Bidwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bidwell is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell
- Kirkville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kirkville is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Agency
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cliffland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cliffland is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffland
- Dudley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dudley is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Competine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Competine is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competine
- Blakesburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Appanoose County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phillips, with the one closest to Phillips listed first.
- Unionville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Moravia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Orleans
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Orleans is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Udell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Udell is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Darbyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Darbyville is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbyville
- Moulton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Moulton is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
- Rathbun
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rathbun is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Iconium
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Iconium is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iconium
- Davis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phillips, with the one closest to Phillips listed first.
- Carbon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Carbon is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Floris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Floris is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Drakesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Chequest
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Chequest is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chequest
- Bloomfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Paris
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Paris is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Steuben
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Steuben is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- West Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- West Grove is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grove
- Pulaski
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pulaski is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Mark
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mark is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark
- Savannah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Savannah is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
- Stiles
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Stiles is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phillips, with the one closest to Phillips listed first.
- Batavia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Abingdon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Abingdon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Pekin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pekin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Linby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Linby is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linby
- Packwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Packwood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Libertyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Libertyville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Maharishi Vedic City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Maharishi Vedic City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maharishi Vedic City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
- Fairfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Perlee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Perlee is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perlee
- Pleasant Plain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Plain is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Keokuk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phillips, with the one closest to Phillips listed first.
- Hedrick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hedrick is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Martinsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Martinsburg is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Nugent
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nugent is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nugent
- Hayesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hayesville is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Delta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Delta is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Ollie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ollie is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ollie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Sigourney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- What Cheer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Richland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Coal Creek is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- Thornburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Thornburg is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Harper
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harper is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Gibson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gibson is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Mahaska County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phillips, with the one closest to Phillips listed first.
- Fremont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cedar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
- Exeelsior
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Exeelsior is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeelsior
- Wright
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wright is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Keomah Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Keomah Village is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keomah Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Givin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Givin is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Givin
- Rose Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
- Lakonta
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lakonta is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakonta
- University Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- University Park is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Beacon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beacon is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Oskaloosa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Indianapolis
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Indianapolis is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianapolis
- Evans
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Evans is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phillips, with the one closest to Phillips listed first.
- Bussey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bussey is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bussey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Hamilton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hamilton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Tracy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tracy is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Marysville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Marysville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phillips, with the one closest to Phillips listed first.
- Avery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Avery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Albia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Selection
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Selection is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selection
- Bluff Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bluff Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Lovilia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Georgetown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Georgetown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phillips, with the one closest to Phillips listed first.
- Selma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Selma is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Douds
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Douds is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douds
- Leando
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Leando is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leando
- Birmingham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Kilbourn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kilbourn is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourn
- Milton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Washington County
- Rubio
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rubio is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubio
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.
- Ottumwa Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hebrew Jewish Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Memorial Lawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dahlonega Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- County Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Burns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- County Farm #1 Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shaul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kitterman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (466 more) ...
- Garrison Rock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Nasby Corner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Round Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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.<3>
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.
- Ottumwa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dahlonega
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dahlonega is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlonega
- Keb ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Keb is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keb
- East Ottumwa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Ottumwa is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ottumwa
- Chillicothe
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chillicothe is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chillicothe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Bidwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bidwell is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell
- Highland Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Center is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Center
- Agency
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kirkville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kirkville is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Cliffland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cliffland is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffland
- Dudley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dudley is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Willard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Willard is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
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- Bladensburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bladensburg is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladensburg
- Ormanville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ormanville is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormanville
- Carbon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Carbon is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
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 100 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 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. 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 professional and volunteer 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 Iowa
- Pages specific to Wapello County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Appanoose County
- Davis County
- Jefferson County
- Keokuk County
- Mahaska County
- Marion County
- Monroe County
- Van Buren County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Iowa
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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'. |