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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 occur.
- 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.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Phillips Ford. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Phillips 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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 may 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)
- Avery is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Cross Timbers
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Timbers is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timbers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Hermitage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Quincy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Quincy is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Wheatland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Preston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Galmey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Galmey is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galmey
- Nemo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Nemo is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
- Elkton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Elkton is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Pittsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Weaubleau
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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)
- Warsaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Tackner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tackner is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tackner
- Edmonson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Edmonson is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonson
- Racket
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Racket is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racket
- Zora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Zora is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zora
- Lincoln
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Palo Pinto
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Palo Pinto is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Pinto
- Cole Camp
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ionia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ionia is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
- 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)
- Macks Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Barnumton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Barnumton is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnumton
- Roach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- White City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- White City is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Sunrise Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- 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)
- Tunas
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tunas is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunas
- Louisburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Louisburg is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Westfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Westfield is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Leadmine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Leadmine is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadmine
- Celt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Celt is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celt
- 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)
- Tightwad is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightwad
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Brownington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brownington is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Alberta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alberta is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Deepwater
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Yolo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Yolo is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yolo
- Morgan County
- Laurie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- 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)
- Sentinel is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel
- Former name for Sentinel:
- Sentinel Prairie
- Flemington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Flemington is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Rondo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rondo is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
- Polk
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Polk is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Humansville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Goodson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Goodson is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodson
- Dunnegan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dunnegan is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnegan
- 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)
- Gerster is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Vista
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Vista is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Collins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Osceola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lowry City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cobb
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cobb is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
- Roscoe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Monegaw Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Monegaw Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monegaw Springs
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Phillips Ford - one of the links might be able to help.
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)
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- South New Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Concord Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Beyers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dickirson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Joplin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fristoe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Timbers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Blackwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Davis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (249 more) ...
- Campbell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sumner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clark Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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)
- Avery is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Cross Timbers
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Timbers is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timbers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Fairfield ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Bentonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bentonville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Quincy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Quincy is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Hermitage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wheatland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Edwards
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Preston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Harper is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Galmey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Galmey is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galmey
- Terry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Terry is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Warsaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hastain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hastain is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastain
- Iconium
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Iconium is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iconium
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]<5>. 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 like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Hickory County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Camden County
- Dallas County
- Henry County
- Morgan County
- Polk County
- Saint Clair County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Ford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |