A visit to the Phillips Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
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:
35.9862, -82.0134
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Phillips Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Phillips Cemetery is located in Avery County<2>.
The county seat for Avery County is located in Newland. Newland lies just to the north northeast of the Phillips Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Phillips Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Phillips Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wiseman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Wiseman Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiseman Cemetery
- Temple Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Benfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Benfield Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benfield Cemetery
- Houston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Houston Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Wise Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Wise Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Pittman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Pittman Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman Cemetery
- Burleson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Burleson Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burleson Cemetery
- Pendley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Pendley Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendley Cemetery
- McKinney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Greene Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Greene Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Blalock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Blalock Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blalock Cemetery
- Davenport Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Davenport Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Cuthbertson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cuthbertson Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthbertson Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Burleson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Burleson Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burleson Cemetery
- Daniels Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Daniels Cemetery is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Cemetery
- Slippery Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 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:
- Plumtree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Stamey Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Stamey Town is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamey Town
- Linville Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spruce Pine
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Crossnore
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Chestnut Dale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Dale is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Dale
- Penland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Altapass
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Altapass is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altapass
- Jonas Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Grassy Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Grassy Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Pineola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Minneapolis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Minneapolis is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneapolis
- Ashford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ashford is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Montezuma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Montezuma is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Newland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vale is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Bakersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Linville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Double Island
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Double Island is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Island
- Little Switzerland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newdale is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newdale
- Micaville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Heaton Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Heaton Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Creek
- Burbank
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burbank is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Grandfather
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grandfather is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfather
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Sugar Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Mountain is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Elk Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Red Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Red Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
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 Avery County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Phillips Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bakersville
- Newland
- Spruce Pine
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 North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Avery 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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1014367 (Phillips Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1014367 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: Avery
- Est. Elev: 859 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Spruce Pine
- Location given for Phillips Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9862367 Lon: -82.0134494
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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 Avery, 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> | 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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