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:
36.0196, -82.2129
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 Mitchell County<2>.
The county seat for Mitchell County is located in Bakersville. Bakersville lies just to the east of the Phillips Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Phillips Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Phillips Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bad Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Bad Creek Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bad Creek Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Old Garland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Old Garland Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Garland Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Slagle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Slagle Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slagle Cemetery
- Stanley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Stanley Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Cemetery
- Garland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Garland Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland Cemetery
- Riddle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Riddle Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Woody Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Woody Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Gouge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Gouge Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gouge Cemetery
- Whitson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Whitson Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitson Cemetery
- Bakersville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bakersville Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville Cemetery
- Penland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Penland Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penland Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- McKinney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- Red Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Red Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Green Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bakersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Tipton Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tipton Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Hill
- Double Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Double Island is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Island
- Relief
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Relief is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Day Book
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Day Book is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Book
- Huntdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Huntdale is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntdale
- Buladean
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Buladean is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladean
- Bailey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bailey is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Micaville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Newdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Newdale is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newdale
- Richlands
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Richlands is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
- Burnsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Penland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sioux
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sioux is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux
- Ramseytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ramseytown is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramseytown
- Higgins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Higgins is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
- Spruce Pine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burbank
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Burbank is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Limestone Cove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove
- Concord
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Low Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Low Gap is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Celo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Celo is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celo
- Tolley Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tolley Town is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley Town
- Plumtree
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
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 Mitchell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Phillips Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bakersville
- Burnsville
- 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 either 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 Mitchell 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 #1014369 (Phillips Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1014369 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: Mitchell
- Est. Elev: 771 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bakersville
- Location given for Phillips Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.0195594 Lon: -82.2129045
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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 Mitchell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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 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. |