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:
45.6221, -122.8373
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 Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Hillsboro. Hillsboro lies just to the southwest 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 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Phillips Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Phillips Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Moar Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bethany Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- German Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gatton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Gatton Cemetery is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatton Cemetery
- McQuinn Family Pioneer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The McQuinn Family Pioneer Cemetery is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQuinn Family Pioneer Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the McQuinn Family Pioneer Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Scappoose.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2278399 <5>
- Helvetia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Helvetia Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helvetia Cemetery
- West Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The West Union Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union Cemetery
- Skyline Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shadybrook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Shadybrook Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadybrook Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Mountain View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
- St. Pius Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The St. Pius Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pius Cemetery
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- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Johnson's Cemetery
- Scappoose Pioneer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38764 <5>
- St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church Cemetery
- The St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Wenceslaus Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39398 <5>
- Arcade Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Arcade Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Old Scotch Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Scotch Church Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Scotch Church Cemetery
- The Old Scotch Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tualatin Plains Cemetery
- Finley - Sunset Hills Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Finley - Sunset Hills Memorial Park is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley - Sunset Hills Memorial Park
- The Finley - Sunset Hills Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Sunset Hills Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #262321 <5>
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Historic Columbian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- St. James Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James 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:
- Burlington
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Burlington is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- West Union
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Union is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Bethany
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bethany is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Rockcreek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rockcreek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockcreek
- Oak Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oak Hills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills
- Cedar Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Vanport City ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Vanport City is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanport City
- North Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Marlene Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Marlene Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlene Village
- Hillsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Reedville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Reedville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
- Aloha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cedar Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Vancouver
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lake Shore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Shore is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Felida
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Felida is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felida
- Scappoose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Newton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Newton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Tobias
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tobias is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobias
- Beaverton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- West Slope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Slope is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Slope
- Albina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Albina is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albina
- Minnehaha
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Minnehaha is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnehaha
- Hazel Dell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mountaindale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mountaindale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountaindale
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 Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Phillips Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aloha
- Beaverton
- Hillsboro
- Scappoose
- Vancouver
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Oregon:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 #1129985 (Phillips Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1129985 has been 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:
- Class: cemetery
- Map Name: Linnton
- County: Washington
- Elev: 212 (in feet)
- Location given for Phillips Cemetery:
- Lat: 45.6220604 Lon: -122.8373236
- 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 Oregon's counties, including Washington, 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. |