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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Phillips Ford. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Phillips Ford to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Phillips Ford, 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 Ford (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 Ford. 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 Ford ...

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 have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Phillips Ford: Phillips Frd.
  • While the name of this community is Phillips Ford, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<2>. So Phillips Ford may originally have been Phillip's Ford.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Phillips Ford might be written as Phillip Ford.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Ford is historic, it would have been located within present day Hickory County.

To see how the shape of Missouri's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hickory County: Benton, Camden, Dallas, Polk & Saint Clair.

Below are the counties that are near Phillips Ford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Phillips Ford:

  • Hickory County     (The home county of Phillips Ford)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Phillips Ford, with the one closest to Phillips Ford listed first.
    • Avery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
      • Avery is located in Hickory County
    • Cross Timbers
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timbers
      • Cross Timbers is located in Hickory County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
    • Hermitage
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermitage have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
      • Hermitage is located in Hickory County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermitage <5>
    • Quincy
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quincy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
      • Quincy is located in Hickory County
    • Wheatland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheatland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
      • Wheatland is located in Hickory County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheatland <5>
    • Preston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
      • Preston is located in Hickory County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <5>
    • Galmey
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Galmey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galmey
      • Galmey is located in Hickory County
    • Nemo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
      • Nemo is located in Hickory County
    • Elkton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
      • Elkton is located in Hickory County
    • Pittsburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
      • Pittsburg is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburg <5>
    • Weaubleau
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weaubleau have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaubleau
      • Weaubleau is located in Hickory County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weaubleau <5>
  • Benton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Phillips Ford, with the one closest to Phillips Ford listed first.
    • Edwards
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edwards. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
      • Edwards is located in Benton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwards <5>
    • Warsaw
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Tackner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tackner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tackner
      • Tackner is located in Benton County
    • Edmonson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonson
      • Edmonson is located in Benton County
    • Racket
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Racket have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racket
      • Racket is located in Benton County
    • Lincoln
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Palo Pinto
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Pinto
      • Palo Pinto is located in Benton County
    • Cole Camp
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Ionia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ionia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
      • Ionia is located in Benton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
  • Camden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Phillips Ford, with the one closest to Phillips Ford listed first.
    • Climax Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Climax Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax Springs
      • Climax Springs is located in Camden County
      • Estimated population in 2015: 120 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Climax Springs <5>
    • Macks Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Barnumton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barnumton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnumton
      • Barnumton is located in Camden County
    • Roach
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roach. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roach
      • Roach is located in Camden County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roach <5>
    • White City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
      • White City is located in Camden County
    • Sunrise Beach
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
      • Sunrise Beach is located in Camden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunrise Beach <5>
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Phillips Ford, with the one closest to Phillips Ford listed first.
    • Urbana
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urbana have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
      • Urbana is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbana <5>
    • Tunas
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunas have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunas
      • Tunas is located in Dallas County
    • Louisburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
      • Louisburg is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Leadmine
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadmine
      • Leadmine is located in Dallas County
    • Celt
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Celt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celt
      • Celt is located in Dallas County
  • Henry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Phillips Ford, with the one closest to Phillips Ford listed first.
    • Tightwad
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tightwad have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightwad
      • Tightwad is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
    • Brownington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington
      • Brownington is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Alberta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alberta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
      • Alberta is located in Henry County
    • Deepwater
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deepwater have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deepwater
      • Deepwater is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deepwater <5>
    • Yolo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yolo
      • Yolo is located in Henry County
  • Morgan County
    • Laurie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurie
      • Laurie is located in Morgan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 980 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurie <5>
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Phillips Ford, with the one closest to Phillips Ford listed first.
    • Sentinel
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sentinel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel
      • Sentinel is located in Polk County
      • Former name for Sentinel:
      • Sentinel Prairie
    • Flemington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flemington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
      • Flemington is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
    • Polk
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polk have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
      • Polk is located in Polk County
    • Humansville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Goodson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goodson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodson
      • Goodson is located in Polk County
    • Dunnegan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunnegan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnegan
      • Dunnegan is located in Polk County
  • Saint Clair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Phillips Ford, with the one closest to Phillips Ford listed first.
    • Gerster
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gerster have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerster
      • Gerster is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
    • Vista
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
      • Vista is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
    • Collins
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collins have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
      • Collins is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collins <5>
    • Osceola
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osceola have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
      • Osceola is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola <5>
    • Lowry City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowry City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry City
      • Lowry City is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 630 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowry City <5>
    • Cobb
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cobb. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
      • Cobb is located in Saint Clair County
    • Roscoe
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roscoe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
      • Roscoe is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscoe <5>
    • Monegaw Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Monegaw Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monegaw Springs
      • Monegaw Springs is located in Saint Clair County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Phillips Ford, see our County-by-County Page for Phillips Ford.

Cemeteries Near Phillips Ford ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Phillips Ford.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Phillips Ford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Phillips Ford, with the one closest to Phillips Ford listed first.

  • Pippens Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pippens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pippens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jones Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • South New Home Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South New Home Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South New Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Concord Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beyers Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beyers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beyers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hart Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dickirson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dickirson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dickirson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Joplin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Joplin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Joplin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fristoe Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fristoe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fristoe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cross Timbers Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Blackwell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackwell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blackwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Davis Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Campbell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campbell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campbell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Sumner Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sumner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sumner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Clark Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Ford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Phillips Ford.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Phillips Ford, with the one closest to Phillips Ford listed first.

  • Avery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
    • Avery is located in Hickory County
  • Cross Timbers
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timbers
    • Cross Timbers is located in Hickory County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
  • Fairfield ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
    • Fairfield is located in Benton County
  • Bentonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bentonville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
    • Bentonville is located in Benton County
  • Quincy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quincy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
    • Quincy is located in Hickory County
  • Hermitage
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermitage have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
    • Hermitage is located in Hickory County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermitage <5>
  • Wheatland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheatland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
    • Wheatland is located in Hickory County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheatland <5>
  • Edwards
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edwards. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
    • Edwards is located in Benton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwards <5>
  • Preston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
    • Preston is located in Hickory County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
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  • Harper
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harper have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
    • Harper is located in Saint Clair County
  • Galmey
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Galmey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galmey
    • Galmey is located in Hickory County
  • Terry
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
    • Terry is located in Saint Clair County
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    • Warsaw
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Hastain
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hastain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastain
      • Hastain is located in Benton County
    • Iconium
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iconium have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iconium
      • Iconium is located in Saint Clair County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Phillips Ford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Phillips Ford.

Newspapers Published in Phillips Ford ...

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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Phillips Ford.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Phillips Ford, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Phillips Ford.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Ford:

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.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 Ford, 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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.
<7>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 Ford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Phillips Ford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0614, Longitude: -93.3233       In this case, the coordinates for Phillips Ford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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