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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:

42.2326, -79.7831

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 Erie County<2>.

The county seat for Erie County is located in Erie. Erie lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the west 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 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Phillips Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Northville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Northville Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northville Cemetery
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
  • South Ripley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The South Ripley Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ripley Cemetery
  • Quincy Rural Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Quincy Rural Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy Rural Cemetery
  • St. Gregory Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Gregory Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Gregory Cemetery
  • East Ripley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The East Ripley Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ripley Cemetery
  • Greenfield Baptist Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Findley Lake Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Findley Lake Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Findley Lake Cemetery
  • Mina Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mina Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mina Cemetery
  • Porter Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Porter Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
  • West Mina Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The West Mina Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mina Cemetery
  • Eaoaun Bohoslov Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Eaoaun Bohoslov Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaoaun Bohoslov Cemetery
    • The Eaoaun Bohoslov Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bohoslov Cemetery
    • St. John the Divine Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44420 <5>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Jacob Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Jacob Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob Cemetery
    • St. Matthias Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The St. Matthias Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthias Cemetery
    • French Creek Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Marks Corners Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Marks Corners Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks Corners Cemetery
    • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Sherman (NY).
      • The Pleasant Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Sherman Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      • Slab City Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1118552 <5>
    • Sherman Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Sherman Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Cemetery
    • Old St. James Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Old St. James Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old St. James Cemetery
    • Westfield Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Westfield Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield 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:

  • North East
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Freeport
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Freeport is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
  • Ripley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Forsyth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Forsyth is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsyth
  • Findley Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Hornby
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hornby is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornby
  • Slab City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Slab City is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
  • Sherman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Sherman is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherman <6>
  • French Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • French Creek is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Creek
  • Westfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Westfield is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,962 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westfield <6>
  • Lawrence Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lawrence Park is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Park
  • Wesleyville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Stebbins Corners
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Stebbins Corners is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stebbins Corners
    • Phillipsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Phillipsville is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
    • Mayville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Mayville is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,565 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayville <6>
    • Bournes Beach
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Bournes Beach is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bournes Beach
    • North Clymer
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • North Clymer is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Clymer
    • Wattsburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Stedman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Stedman is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stedman
    • Wooglin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Wooglin is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooglin
    • Hartfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Hartfield is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartfield
    • Erie
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Erie is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,077 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <6>
    • Arbuckle
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Arbuckle is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
    • Panama
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Panama is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panama <6>
    • Maple Springs
      (18 miles [29 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 Erie County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Pennsylvania:
  • Pages specific to Erie 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 #1183670  (Phillips Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1183670 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: Erie
      • Est. Elev: 251 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: North East
      • Location given for Phillips Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.2325577     Lon: -79.7831031
      • 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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Erie, 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 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.