A visit to the Phillips Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Phillips Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Phillips Cemetery (FG ID #1368).
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:
43.9060, -86.4438
The Phillips Cemetery is located in Mason County<2>.
The county seat for Mason County is located in Ludington. Ludington lies just to the north of the Phillips Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Phillips Cemetery.
Establishment of the Phillips Cemetery ...
The Phillips Cemetery was established in 1866.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Phillips Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Phillips Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pere Marquette Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Summit Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Riverton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Riverton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Riverton Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton Cemetery
- Center Riverton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rickey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Peters Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Peters Catholic Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Catholic Cemetery
- The St. Peters Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Peter's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2492305 <1>
- Towns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pentwater Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Brookside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Victory Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Victory Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Victory Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Cemetery
- North Weare Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The North Weare Cemetery is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weare Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Hamlin Village Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lakeside Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sugar Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Smith Corners Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eden Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Eden Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Cemetery
- The Eden Cemetery has also been known as:
- Eden Twp. / Old Indian Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #436 <1>
- Custer Riverside - St. Mary's Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 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:
- White Pine Village ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Buttersville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Meisenheimer Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ludington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Piney Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Amber
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pentwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wiley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Scottville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- French Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- French Town is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Town
- Sugar Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fern
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fern is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
- Fern has also been known as:
- Adamsville
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Custer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Elm Flats ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hart
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mears
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Batcheller ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Mason County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Phillips Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fountain
- Free Soil
- Hart
- Hart lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Phillips Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hart.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
- Ludington
- Mears
- Pentwater
- Scottville
- Shelby
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 Michigan:
- Pages specific to Mason 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #1368
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #634758 (Phillips Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #634758 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: Mason
- Est. Elev: 235 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ludington
- Location given for Phillips Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.9061163 Lon: -86.4445265
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Mason, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |