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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 Phillipstown (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 Phillipstown. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

Phillipstown is located in White County.

To see how the shape of Illinois' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of White County: Edwards, Gallatin, Hamilton, Saline, Wayne, Gibson (IN) & Posey (IN).

Below are the counties that are near Phillipstown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Phillipstown:

  • White County     (The home county of Phillipstown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Phillipstown, with the one closest to Phillipstown listed first.
    • Crossville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Calvin
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Calvin is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
    • Grayville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Maunie
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Carmi
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Emma
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Burnt Prairie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Herald
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Stokes
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Stokes is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
    • Enfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Springerton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Mill Shoals
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Edwards County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Phillipstown, with the one closest to Phillipstown listed first.
    • Red Top
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Red Top is located in Edwards County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Top
    • Albion
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Browns
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Ellery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bone Gap
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Mills Prairie ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Mills Prairie is located in Edwards County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Prairie
    • West Salem
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • West Salem is located in Edwards County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
    • Bennington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Bennington is located in Edwards County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
    • Maple Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Maple Grove is located in Edwards County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
    • Marion
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Marion is located in Edwards County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Gallatin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Phillipstown, with the one closest to Phillipstown listed first.
    • New Haven
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Inman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Inman is located in Gallatin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
    • Omaha
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Elba
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Elba is located in Gallatin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
    • Ridgway
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Shawneetown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Phillipstown, with the one closest to Phillipstown listed first.
    • Bungay
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Bungay is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bungay
    • Jefferson City ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jefferson City is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
    • Dale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Broughton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • McLeansboro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Belle Prairie City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Belle Prairie City is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Prairie City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
    • Diamond City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Diamond City is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
    • Piopolis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Piopolis is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piopolis
  • Richland County
    • Parkersburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Saline County
    • Texas City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Texas City is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas City
  • Wabash County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Phillipstown, with the one closest to Phillipstown listed first.
    • Keensburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bellmont
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Mount Carmel
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Patton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Patton is located in Wabash County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
    • Lancaster
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Lancaster is located in Wabash County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
    • Adams Corner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Adams Corner is located in Wabash County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corner
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Phillipstown, with the one closest to Phillipstown listed first.
    • Golden Gate
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Barnhill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Boyleston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Boyleston is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
    • Mount Erie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Geff
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jeffersonville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jeffersonville is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people
  • Gibson County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Phillipstown, with the one closest to Phillipstown listed first.
    • Mounts
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Mounts is located in Gibson County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounts
    • Owensville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Haubstadt
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Fort Branch
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Warrenton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Warrenton is located in Gibson County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
    • Princeton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Patoka
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Patoka is located in Gibson County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patoka
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 784 people
    • Douglas
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Douglas is located in Gibson County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
  • Posey County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Phillipstown, with the one closest to Phillipstown listed first.
    • New Harmony
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Griffin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Griffin is located in Posey County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
    • Barrett
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Barrett is located in Posey County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
    • Savah
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Savah is located in Posey County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savah
    • Stewartsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Stewartsville is located in Posey County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
    • Solitude
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Solitude is located in Posey County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
    • Springfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Springfield is located in Posey County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
    • Oliver
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Oliver is located in Posey County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
    • Poseyville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Wadesville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Hepburn
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Hepburn is located in Posey County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
    • Blairsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Blairsville is located in Posey County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
  • Vanderburgh County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Phillipstown, with the one closest to Phillipstown listed first.
    • Martin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Martin is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
    • Armstrong
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Armstrong is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
    • Kasson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Kasson is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
    • Darmstadt
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Darmstadt is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darmstadt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
    • Stacer
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Stacer is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacer
    • Highland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Highland is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Inglefield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Cypress
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Cypress is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
    • Vaughan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Vaughan is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
    • McCutchanville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • McCutchanville is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCutchanville
    • Evansville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Evansville is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 118,407 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evansville <1>
    • Daylight
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Daylight is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
  • Warrick County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Phillipstown, with the one closest to Phillipstown listed first.
    • Elberfeld
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Wheatonville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Wheatonville is located in Warrick County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatonville
  • Henderson County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Phillipstown, with the one closest to Phillipstown listed first.
    • White City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • White City is located in Henderson County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • Smith Mills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Smith Mills is located in Henderson County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Mills
  • Union County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Phillipstown, with the one closest to Phillipstown listed first.
    • Uniontown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Uniontown is located in Union County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
    • Hitesville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Hitesville is located in Union County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitesville
    • Raleigh
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Raleigh is located in Union County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
    • Chapman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Chapman is located in Union County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Phillipstown, see our County-by-County Page for Phillipstown.

Cemeteries Near Phillipstown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Phillipstown.

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 Phillipstown - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Phillipstown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Phillipstown, with the one closest to Phillipstown listed first.

  • Whiting Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Bryant Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Calvin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Sandhill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Maple Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Harmonist Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Kuykendall Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bowling Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cherry Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Brown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (358 more) ...
    • Cleveland Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pelham Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)

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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Phillipstown had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Phillipstown had a population of 40 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Phillipstown, with the one closest to Phillipstown listed first.

  • Crossville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Calvin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Calvin is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
  • New Harmony
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Griffin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Griffin is located in Posey County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
  • Grayville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Carmi
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Barrett
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Barrett is located in Posey County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
  • Grafton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Grafton is located in Posey County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
  • Solitude
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Solitude is located in Posey County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
  • Springfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Springfield is located in Posey County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Stewartsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Stewartsville is located in Posey County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
  • Elm Grove ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Elm Grove is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Oliver
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Oliver is located in Posey County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
    • Emma
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Upton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Upton is located in Posey County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Phillipstown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Phillipstown.

Newspapers Published in Phillipstown ...

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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Phillipstown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Phillipstown, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Phillipstown.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Phillipstown:

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>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 Phillipstown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Phillipstown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.