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Introduction ...

The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has a MACRIS <1> database entry for the Phillips Cemetery (MACRIS ID: TAU.833). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: TAU.833'. Click on this link to open a PDF document with more detailed information contained on scanned documents.

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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

Lat:   41.8770°   (41° 52' 37")

Lon:   -71.0889°   (-71° 5' 20")

The Phillips Cemetery is located in Bristol County<2>.

The county seat for Bristol County is located in Taunton. Taunton lies just to the north of the Phillips Cemetery .

Websites to help with your 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 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 Massachusetts:
  • Pages specific to Bristol County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Phillips Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 32 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.

    • Weir Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weir Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir Village
      • Weir Village is located in Bristol County
    • Taunton
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taunton
      • Taunton is located in Bristol County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
    • North Dighton
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Dighton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dighton
      • North Dighton is located in Bristol County
    • Berkley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berkley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
      • Berkley is located in Bristol County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,900 people
    • East Taunton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Taunton
      • East Taunton is located in Bristol County
    • Raynham Center
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raynham Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham Center
      • Raynham Center is located in Bristol County
    • West Dighton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Dighton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dighton
      • West Dighton is located in Bristol County
    • Dighton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dighton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dighton
      • Dighton is located in Bristol County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,040 people
    • Old Town Landing
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Landing
      • Old Town Landing is located in Bristol County
    • Assonet ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Assonet have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assonet
      • Assonet is located in Bristol County
    • Raynham
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
      • Raynham is located in Bristol County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,560 people
    • Somerset
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
      • Somerset is located in Bristol County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,144 people
    • Continue List   (20 more) ...
      • Freetown
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
        • Freetown is located in Bristol County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,432 people
      • Lakeville
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
        • Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
      • North Lakeville
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lakeville
        • North Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
      • Rehoboth
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rehoboth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
        • Rehoboth is located in Bristol County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,503 people
      • Middleborough
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleborough
        • Middleborough is located in Plymouth County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,722 people
      • Namasket Village
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Namasket Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namasket Village
        • Namasket Village is located in Plymouth County
      • Norton
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
        • Norton is located in Bristol County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,983 people
      • Chartley
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chartley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartley
        • Chartley is located in Bristol County
      • Hortonville
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
        • Hortonville is located in Bristol County
      • Steep Brook
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steep Brook
        • Steep Brook is located in Bristol County
      • Bridgewater
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
        • Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,689 people
      • Furnace Village
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furnace Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
        • Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
      • Swansea
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swansea have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea
        • Swansea is located in Bristol County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,000 people
      • Bowenville
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowenville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowenville
        • Bowenville is located in Bristol County
      • East Freetown
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Freetown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Freetown
        • East Freetown is located in Bristol County
      • Easton Center
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Center
        • Easton Center is located in Bristol County
      • Easton
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
        • Easton is located in Bristol County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,116 people
      • Paper Mill Village
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paper Mill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
        • Paper Mill Village is located in Plymouth County
      • West Bridgewater
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Bridgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgewater
        • West Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,310 people
      • Cochesett
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cochesett have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochesett
        • Cochesett is located in Plymouth County

    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 Bristol County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Phillips Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Phillips Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Phillips Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Blake Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Blake Cemetery is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blake Cemetery
    • Neck of Land Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Plain Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Westville Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Pine Hill Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Caswell Burying Ground
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • St. Thomas Episcopal Burying Ground
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mt. Nebo Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Oakland Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Francis Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Francis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis Cemetery
    • Hathaway Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Dighton Town Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Fox Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Fox Cemetery is located in Bristol County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fox Cemetery
      • Caswell Street Burying Ground
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caswell Street Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Caswell Street Burying Ground is located in Bristol County
        • The Caswell Street Burying Ground has also been known as:
        • Caswell Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caswell Street Burying Ground
        • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #TAU.813 <1>
      • St. James Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Padelford Burying Ground
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • St. Josephs Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Bristol County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Josephs Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Taunton.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91602 <6>
      • Mayflower Hill Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • The Mayflower Hill Cemetery is located in Bristol County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mayflower Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Taunton.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mayflower Hill Cemetery
        • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #TAU.853 <1>
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91219 <6>
      • St. Mary Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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:

    The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.

    When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.

    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Bristol, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Phillips Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8770, Longitude: -71.0889    
    <4>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.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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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