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A visit to the Philips Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Philips Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Philips Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Philips Cemetery

Lat:   36.1027°   (36° 6' 9")

Lon:   -76.4297°   (-76° 25' 46")

The Philips Cemetery is located in Perquimans County<2>.

The county seat for Perquimans County is located in Hertford. Hertford lies just to the north northwest of the Philips Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> of the Philips Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Gatling - Smith Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Perquimans County
  • Nixon Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nixon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nixon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Nixon Cemetery is located in Perquimans County
  • Cedarwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedarwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedarwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cedarwood Cemetery is located in Perquimans County
  • Harvey Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harvey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harvey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harvey Cemetery is located in Perquimans County
  • New Hope UMC Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Perquimans County
  • Godfrey Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Godfrey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Godfrey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Godfrey Cemetery is located in Perquimans County
  • Beaver Hill Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaver Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaver Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Beaver Hill Cemetery is located in Chowan County
  • Vine Oak Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vine Oak Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vine Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Vine Oak Cemetery is located in Chowan County
  • Johnston Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnston Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Johnston Cemetery is located in Chowan County
  • Porters Chapel Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Porters Chapel Cemetery
    • The Porters Chapel Cemetery is located in Perquimans County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Charity Holley Gravesite
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Piney Woods Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Piney Woods Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Piney Woods Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Piney Woods Cemetery is located in Perquimans County
    • Chappells Hill Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chappells Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chappells Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chappells Hill Cemetery is located in Perquimans County
    • William G. Wood Family Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the William G. Wood Family Cemetery
      • The William G. Wood Family Cemetery is located in Perquimans County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the William G. Wood Family Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southeast of Woodville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2441059 <5>
    • Riddicks Grove Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riddicks Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riddicks Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Riddicks Grove Cemetery is located in Perquimans County
    • Henry R. Chappell Family Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henry R. Chappell Family Cemetery
      • The Henry R. Chappell Family Cemetery is located in Perquimans County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Henry R. Chappell Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Belvidere.
      • The Henry R. Chappell Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Chappell Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188876 <5>
    • Azalia Garden Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Azalia Garden Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Azalia Garden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Azalia Garden Cemetery is located in Tyrrell County
    • Up River Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Up River Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Up River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Up River Cemetery is located in Perquimans County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Philips Cemetery.

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

  • Snug Harbor
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snug Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
    • Snug Harbor is located in Perquimans County
  • Burgess
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burgess. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
    • Burgess is located in Perquimans County
  • Hertford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hertford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hertford
    • Hertford is located in Perquimans County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,143 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hertford <7>
  • Yeopim Station
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeopim Station
    • Yeopim Station is located in Perquimans County
    • Yeopim Station has also been known as:
    • Yeopim
  • Bethel ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
    • Bethel is located in Perquimans County
  • Winfall
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Edenton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Pea Ridge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
    • Pea Ridge is located in Washington County
  • Woodville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
    • Woodville is located in Perquimans County
  • Nixonton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nixonton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixonton
    • Nixonton is located in Pasquotank County
  • Skinnersville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinnersville
    • Skinnersville is located in Washington County
  • Belvidere
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Center Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
      • Center Hill is located in Chowan County
    • Mavaton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mavaton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavaton
      • Mavaton is located in Chowan County
    • Snow Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
      • Snow Hill is located in Perquimans County
    • Edenhouse
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenhouse
      • Edenhouse is located in Bertie County
      • Edenhouse has also been known as:
      • Eden House Point
      • Eden House
      • Edenhouse Point
    • Nicanor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nicanor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicanor
      • Nicanor is located in Perquimans County
    • Creswell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creswell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
      • Creswell is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creswell <7>
    • Columbia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
      • Columbia is located in Tyrrell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <7>
    • Ryland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryland
      • Ryland is located in Chowan County
    • Avoca
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avoca. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
      • Avoca is located in Bertie County
    • Weeksville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weeksville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksville
      • Weeksville is located in Pasquotank County
    • Elizabeth City
      (17 miles [27.4 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 Philips Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Perquimans County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Philips Cemetery:

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 Philips Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1003624  (Philips Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1003624 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Yeopim River
    • County: Perquimans         Elev: 3
    • Location given for GNIS #1003624 (Philips Cemetery)

The official website for Perquimans County: www.co.perquimans.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Perquimans, 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 obstructions 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 Philips Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1027, Longitude: -76.4297       In this case, the coordinates for the Philips Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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