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:
36.4932, -77.4333
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 Northampton County<2>.
The county seat for Northampton County is located in Jackson. Jackson lies just to the south of the Phillips Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Phillips Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of the Phillips Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Phillips Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fountain Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vincent Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Vincent Cemetery is located in Greensville County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent Cemetery
- Wyche Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Wyche Cemetery is located in Greensville County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyche Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Greensville County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Cedarwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Cedarwood Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Floyd Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Floyd Cemetery is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Cemetery
- Hebron Baptist Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hebron Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hebron Baptist Church Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northwest of Branchville (VA).
- Massey Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Massey Cemetery is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey Cemetery
- Cedarwood Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Cedarwood Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedarwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Roanoke Rapids.
- The Cedarwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Roanoke Rapids Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47078 <5>
- Crestview Memorial Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Galilee Baptist Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tucker - Murfee Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Tucker - Murfee Cemetery is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker - Murfee Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Falling Run Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Falling Run Cemetery is located in Greensville County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Run Cemetery
- Greensville Memorial Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Moody Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Moody Cemetery is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Cemetery
- Poplar Grove Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Poplar Grove Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Seaboard
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Margarettsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Margarettsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margarettsville
- Pleasant Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Garysburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Claresville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Claresville is located in Greensville County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claresville
- Little Texas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Little Texas is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Weldon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Weldon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Weldon is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weldon
- Skippers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Conway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Branchville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Branchville is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Koskoo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Koskoo is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koskoo
- Gaston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Roanoke Rapids
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lasker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lasker is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Pendleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pendleton is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Severn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Severn is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Belmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Belmont is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- South Rosemary
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- South Rosemary is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rosemary
- Halifax
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Potecasi
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Potecasi is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potecasi
- Emporia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Boykins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Adams Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Adams Grove is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Grove
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 Northampton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Phillips Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Boykins
- Emporia
- Halifax
- Jackson
- Lasker
- Potecasi
- Roanoke Rapids
- Weldon
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 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 Northampton 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 #992143 (Phillips Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #992143 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: Northampton
- Est. Elev: 40 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Jackson
- Location given for Phillips Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4932075 Lon: -77.4333076
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Northampton, 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 drawn 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |