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:
39.8023, -90.1862
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 Morgan County<2>.
The county seat for Morgan County is located in Jacksonville. Jacksonville lies just to the south southwest of the Phillips Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Phillips Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Phillips Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rucker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Rucker Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker Cemetery
- Hazel Green Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hazel Green Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green Cemetery
- Sample Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Sample Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sample Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Hebron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Liter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Liter Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liter Cemetery
- Henderson - McFadden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Arcadia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Arcadia Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Cemetery
- East Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The East Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Stephenson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Stephenson Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson Cemetery
- Morgan County Poor Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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- Morgan County Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- John Epler Taylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Berry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Berry Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Caldwell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Caldwell Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Cemetery
- South Fork Mauvaise Terre Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Scott Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Yatesville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Yatesville Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville Cemetery
- Page A Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harding Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Harding Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding Cemetery
- Black Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black 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 Phillips Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Phillips Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Literberry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Arcadia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Arcadia is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Jacksonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Arnold
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Arnold is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Old Princeton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Old Princeton is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Princeton
- South Jacksonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- South Jacksonville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,075 people
- Prentice
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Prentice is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentice
- Burlingame
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Burlingame is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
- Pisgah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pisgah is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Alexander
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gurney ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gurney is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurney
- Philadelphia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Philadelphia is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Concord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Virginia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Chapin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lynnville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lynnville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Ashland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arenzville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jules
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jules is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jules
- Morgan City ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Hagener
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hagener is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagener
- Franklin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Plains
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sylvan ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sylvan is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
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 Morgan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Phillips Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arenzville
- Ashland
- Chapin
- Franklin
- Jacksonville
- Pleasant Plains
- Virginia
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Illinois:
- Pages specific to Morgan 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 #1822127 (Phillips Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1822127 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: Morgan
- Est. Elev: 184 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Literberry
- Location given for Phillips Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.8022699 Lon: -90.1862304
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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 Illinois' counties, including Morgan, 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' (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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |