Welcome to Phillips ...
So far, we found very little information about Phillips. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Phillips to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Phillips, please Contact Us.
Phillips would have been located within present day Grant Parish<2>.
The location of Phillips has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Phillips, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Phillips is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Phillips was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Phillips still existed, it would have been in the (318) area code.
Communities Also Named Phillips ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Louisiana communities named Phillips: This one is located in Grant Parish and the other is located in Bienville Parish.
Beyond Louisiana, there are 35 communities that are also named Phillips - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida (2), Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Michigan (2), Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina, Tennessee (4), Texas (3), Utah, Virginia (2), Washington, West Virginia (2), Wisconsin and Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Phillips.
Communities near Phillips ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Phillips.
- Colfax
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Colfax is located in Grant Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,431 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colfax <5>
- Boyce
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyce have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
- Boyce is located in Rapides Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 968 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyce <5>
- Montgomery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Montgomery is located in Grant Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 716 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <5>
- Natchez
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Natchez have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natchez
- Natchez is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Natchez <5>
- Pollock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollock
- Pollock is located in Grant Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pollock <5>
- Dry Prong
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dry Prong have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Prong
- Dry Prong is located in Grant Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dry Prong <5>
- Creola
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Atlanta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
- Atlanta is located in Winn Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlanta <5>
- Marco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Lena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Lena is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lena <5>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Phillips. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Phillips.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Phillips. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Phillips.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Phillips. See our Newspapers Page for Phillips.
Adding Phillips to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Phillips in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Phillips was on a map titled Map of Louisiana (from Rand McNally, 1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Phillips.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Grant, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Phillips - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |