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:
37.4914, -82.1481
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 Pike County<2>.
The county seat for Pike County is located in Pikeville. Pikeville lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the west 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 26 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Phillips Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Phillips Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dotson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Dotson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson Cemetery
- Billy Dotson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Coleman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- Dotson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Dotson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson Cemetery
- George Hatfield Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The George Hatfield Family Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Hatfield Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the George Hatfield Family Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Ransom.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2448642 <5>
- Jerry Hatfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Daniels Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Daniels Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Cemetery
- Edgarton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Edgarton Cemetery is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgarton Cemetery
- The Edgarton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Delorme Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2399800 <5>
- Hatfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hatfield Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield Cemetery
- Stump Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Stump Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Cemetery
- Italy Hollow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Italy Hollow Cemetery is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italy Hollow Cemetery
- Rife Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Rife Cemetery is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rife Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dotson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Dotson Cemetery is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson Cemetery
- Hurley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Hurley Cemetery is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley Cemetery
- Matthew Hatfield Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Stafford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Stafford Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Cemetery
- Blackberry City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Buskirk Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Buskirk Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buskirk Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Buskirk Cemetery is located in Buskirk.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2309791 <5>
- Julius Scott Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- McCoy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- Childress Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Childress Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress Cemetery
- Belcher Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Belcher Cemetery is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher Cemetery
- Lester Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Lester Cemetery is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Cemetery
- Justice Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Justice Cemetery is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice Cemetery
- Mounts Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Mounts Cemetery is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounts Cemetery
- Simpkins Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Simpkins Family Cemetery is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpkins Family Cemetery
- The Simpkins Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Simpkins Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2451969 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Phelps
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Coleman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Coleman is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Calloway Branch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Calloway Branch is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calloway Branch
- Stopover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stopover is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stopover
- Majestic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Majestic is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic
- Paw Paw
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Paw Paw is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
- Kelsa
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kelsa is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsa
- Ransom
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ransom is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Freeburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Freeburn is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburn
- McVeigh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- McVeigh is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVeigh
- Thacker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Thacker is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker
- Pinsonfork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pinsonfork is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinsonfork
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Fedscreek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fedscreek is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fedscreek
- Matewan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- McAndrews
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- McAndrews is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAndrews
- Buskirk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Buskirk is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buskirk
- Blackberry City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Blackberry City is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry City
- McCarr
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mouthcard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mouthcard is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouthcard
- Sprigg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sprigg is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprigg
- Big Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Big Rock is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Huddy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Huddy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddy
- Stone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stone is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Phyllis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Phyllis is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phyllis
- Wharncliffe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hardy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hardy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Red Jacket
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Red Jacket is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Jacket
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Pike 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 #2336969 (Phillips Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2336969 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: Pike
- Est. Elev: 345 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Jamboree
- Location given for Phillips Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.4914444 Lon: -82.1480912
- 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 Kentucky's counties, including Pike, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' 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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