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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Phillips Village. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Phillips Village to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Phillips Village, please Contact Us.
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 Village (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 Village. 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.
Name Variations for Phillips Village ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Phillips Village: Phillips Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)
- While the name of this community is Phillips Village, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<2>. So Phillips Village may originally have been Phillip's Village.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Phillips Village might be written as Phillip Village.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 hospitals and 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Phillips Village is historic, it would have been located within present day Saline County.
To see how the shape of Kansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Saline County: Dickinson, Ellsworth, Lincoln, Marion, McPherson & Ottawa.
Below are the counties that are near Phillips Village. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Phillips Village:
- Saline County (The home county of Phillips Village)
- The following are listed by their distance from Phillips Village, with the one closest to Phillips Village listed first.
- Smolan
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Smolan is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smolan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Bavaria
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bavaria is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bavaria
- Bavaria has also been known as:
- Houch
- Salemsborg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Salemsborg is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salemsborg
- Mentor
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mentor is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
- Salina
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Assaria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Falun
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brookville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bridgeport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeport is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Hallville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hallville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallville
- Kipp
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kipp is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipp
- Glendale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Glendale is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Dickinson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phillips Village, with the one closest to Phillips Village listed first.
- Solomon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Carlton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Carlton is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Holland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Holland is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Acme
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Acme is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Elmo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Elmo is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Abilene
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dillon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dillon is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
- Talmage
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Talmage is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmage
- Manchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Manchester is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Ellsworth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phillips Village, with the one closest to Phillips Village listed first.
- Terra Cotta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Terra Cotta is located in Ellsworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Cotta
- Venango
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Venango is located in Ellsworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venango
- Yankee Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Yankee Run is located in Ellsworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Run
- Carneiro ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Carneiro is located in Ellsworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carneiro
- Langley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Langley is located in Ellsworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Kanopolis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Midway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Ellsworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Ellsworth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phillips Village, with the one closest to Phillips Village listed first.
- Beverly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beverly is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Quartzite
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Quartzite is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quartzite
- Lincoln Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marion County
- Waldeck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Waldeck is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldeck
- McPherson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phillips Village, with the one closest to Phillips Village listed first.
- Lindsborg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Marquette
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Roxbury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Roxbury is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Conway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Conway is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Galva
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- McPherson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Windom
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Windom is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
- Canton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ottawa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phillips Village, with the one closest to Phillips Village listed first.
- Culver
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Culver is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Bennington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Niles
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Niles is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
- Verdi
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Verdi is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdi
- Tescott
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tescott is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tescott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
- Lindsey
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lindsey is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey
- Lindsey has also been known as:
- Ayersville
- Alfmil
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Alfmil is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfmil
- Brewer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Brewer is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer
- Minneapolis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ackley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ackley is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackley
- Wells
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wells is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Ada
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ada is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Rice County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phillips Village, with the one closest to Phillips Village listed first.
- Crawford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crawford is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Galt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Galt is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt
- Geneseo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Little River
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Phillips Village, see our County-by-County Page for Phillips Village.
Cemeteries Near Phillips Village ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Phillips Village.
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 Village - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Phillips Village covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Phillips Village, with the one closest to Phillips Village listed first.
- Smolan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Faun Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Roselawn Memorial Park Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn Memorial Park Cemetery
- The Roselawn Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Memorial Park Cemetery
- Rose Lawn Memorial Park
- Roselawn Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93017 <4>
- Gypsum Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsum Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gypsum Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Salina.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92619 <4>
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brookville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bridgeport Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bridgeport Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Bridgeport.
- The Bridgeport Cemetery has also been known as:
- Husted Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2185179 <4>
- Dry Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Smoky Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (89 more) ...
- Summit Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Swenson Gravesite
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saline Valley Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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.
While we didn't find Phillips Village in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Phillips Village.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Phillips Village, with the one closest to Phillips Village listed first.
- Smolan
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Smolan is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smolan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Bavaria
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bavaria is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bavaria
- Bavaria has also been known as:
- Houch
- Salemsborg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Salemsborg is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salemsborg
- Mentor
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mentor is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
- Salina
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Falun
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Assaria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Trenton ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Trenton is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Brookville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bridgeport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeport is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Shipton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Shipton is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipton
- Hallville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hallville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Lindsborg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Arcola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Arcola is located in Ellsworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Kipp
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kipp is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipp
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Phillips Village. See our List of 1890's Communities around Phillips Village.
Newspapers Published in Phillips Village ...
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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Phillips Village.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Phillips Village, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Phillips Village.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Phillips Village:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Saline County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dickinson County
- Ellsworth County
- Lincoln County
- Marion County
- McPherson County
- Ottawa County
- Rice County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 from Point A (ie- Phillips Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |