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:
42.4189, -89.1504
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 Winnebago County<2>.
The county seat for Winnebago County is located in Rockford. Rockford lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southeast 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 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Phillips Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Phillips Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Harrison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- Meridian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Meridian Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian Cemetery
- Shirland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Shirland Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirland Cemetery
- Owen Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Owen Center Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen Center Cemetery
- North Burritt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The North Burritt Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Burritt Cemetery
- Rockton Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Rockton Twp. Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton Twp. Cemetery
- Bethel Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Church Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Church Cemetery
- Hanford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Hanford Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanford Cemetery
- Crane Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Crane Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Cemetery
- Sunset Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Sunset Memorial Gardens is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunset Memorial Gardens is a very large cemetery that is located in Machesney Park.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2282933 <5>
- Roscoe Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Roscoe Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe Cemetery
- Newark Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Newark Cemetery is located in Rock County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Oakland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Harlem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Floral Lawns Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Laona Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Laona Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laona Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Prospect Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Willwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Willwood Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willwood Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- St. James & St. Marys Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Auburn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Auburn Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Auburn Cemetery
- Pinnacle Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Pinnacle Hill Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacle Hill Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Rock County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Shirland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rockton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wempletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wempletown is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wempletown
- Sturbridge Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sturbridge Village is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturbridge Village
- Machesney Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roscoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- South Beloit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beloit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Beloit is located in Rock County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,637 people
- Loves Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Newark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Newark is located in Rock County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Durand
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rockford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Winnebago
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Argyle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Argyle is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Garden Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Garden Village is located in Rock County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Avon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Avon is located in Rock County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Lake Summerset
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lake Summerset is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Summerset
- Pecatonica
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alworth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Alworth is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alworth
- Indian Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Indian Village is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Caledonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Davis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Orfordville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Orfordville is located in Rock County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orfordville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
- Timberlane
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Timberlane is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
- Hanover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hanover is located in Rock County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Shopiere
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shopiere is located in Rock County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shopiere
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 Winnebago County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Phillips Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beloit
- Davis
- Durand
- Loves Park
- Orfordville
- Pecatonica
- Rockford
- Rockton
- Winnebago
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Phillips Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Winnebago 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 #415612 (Phillips Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #415612 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: Winnebago
- Est. Elev: 228 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shirland
- Location given for Phillips Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.4189048 Lon: -89.1503881
- 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 Illinois' counties, including Winnebago, 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- 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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