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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Phillips Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Phillips Cemetery (FG ID #101123)

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 Phillips Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   40.8742°   (40° 52' 27")

Lon:   -98.2351°   (-98° 14' 6")

The Phillips Cemetery is located in Hamilton County<2>.

The county seat for Hamilton County is located in Aurora. Aurora lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east of the Phillips Cemetery .

Establishment of the Phillips Cemetery ...

The Phillips Cemetery was established in 1880.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Nebraska:
  • Pages specific to Hamilton County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Phillips Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Phillips Cemetery.

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

    • Phillips
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Grand Island
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Giltner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Giltner have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giltner
      • Giltner is located in Hamilton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Giltner <4>
    • Doniphan
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doniphan have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doniphan
      • Doniphan is located in Hall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doniphan <4>
    • Chapman
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Aurora
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
      • Aurora is located in Hamilton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,490 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <4>
    • Alda
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alda have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alda
      • Alda is located in Hall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alda <4>
    • Trumbull
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trumbull have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumbull
      • Trumbull is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trumbull <4>
    • Hansen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansen
      • Hansen is located in Adams County
    • Marquette
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Libory
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Worms
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worms
      • Worms is located in Merrick County
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Kronborg
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kronborg
        • Kronborg is located in Hamilton County
      • Blaine
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
        • Blaine is located in Adams County
      • Harvard
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Stockham
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockham have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockham
        • Stockham is located in Hamilton County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
      • Hampton
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Wood River
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Inland
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Overland
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overland
        • Overland is located in Hamilton County
      • Central City
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Hord
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hord have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord
        • Hord is located in Merrick County
      • Archer
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)

    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 Hamilton County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Phillips Cemetery.<6>

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

    • East Grand Island Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Grand Island Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery is located in Hall County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery is located in Grand Island.
      • The Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Burkett Cemetery
      • Nebraska Veterans Home Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101463 <1>
    • West Lawn Park Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The West Lawn Park Cemetery is located in Hall County
      • The West Lawn Park Cemetery has also been known as:
      • West Lawn Memorial Cemetery
      • Westlawn Memorial Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Lawn Park Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101620 <1>
    • Lerton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Giltner Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant View Mennonite Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Monroe Evangelical Free Church Cemetery - Murphy
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Laurel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Laurel Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Laurel Cemetery is located in Merrick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2396409 <1>
    • Cedar View Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Case Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Siloa Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Weigert Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weigert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Weigert Cemetery is located in Merrick County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weigert Cemetery
      • Wiegert Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Chapman Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • The Chapman Cemetery is located in Merrick County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chapman Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Chapman.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapman Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100478 <1>
      • Campbell Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Seaton Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Prairie Gem Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Alda Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Greenwood Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Franklin Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Aurora Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)

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

    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 #832077  (Phillips Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #832077 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: Giltner
      • County: Hamilton         Elev: 571
      • Location given for GNIS #832077 (Phillips Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #101123

    The official website for Hamilton County: www.co.hamilton.ne.us/

    The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Hamilton, 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' 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 Phillips Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8742, Longitude: -98.2351    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <7>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.




 

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