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:
41.7887, -71.7015
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 Providence County<2>.
The county seat for Providence County is located in Providence. Providence lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east of the Phillips Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Phillips Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Phillips Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stone Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Stone Plot is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Plot
- Sandy Brook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Sandy Brook Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Brook Cemetery
- Rockland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Rockland Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rockland Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Clayville.
- The Rockland Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Rockland Cemetery
- Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #SC050 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2216037 <6>
- Devaul Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Devaul Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devaul Cemetery
- Abraham Wilcox Lot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Abraham Wilcox Lot is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abraham Wilcox Lot
- The Abraham Wilcox Lot has also been known as:
- Abraham Wilcox Family Lot
- Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #FR129 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2249502 <6>
- Hopkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hopkins Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Cemetery
- Old Howard Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Howard Plot is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Howard Plot
- Hopkins Mills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hopkins Mills Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Mills Cemetery
- Hopkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hopkins Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Cemetery
- Carpenter Lot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Carpenter Lot is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Lot
- The Carpenter Lot has also been known as:
- Doctor Thomas Carpenter Lot
- Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #FR094 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2249326 <6>
- Phillips Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Abel Tanner Lot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Abel Tanner Lot is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel Tanner Lot
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Abel Tanner Lot is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of North Scituate.
- Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #SC036 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2232617 <6>
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Aldrich-Wilmarth Lot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Aldrich-Wilmarth Lot is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldrich-Wilmarth Lot
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Aldrich-Wilmarth Lot is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Chepachet.
- Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #SC002 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2259717 <6>
- Fiske Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Fiske Cemetery is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiske Cemetery
- Walker - Kelley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Walker - Kelley Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker - Kelley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Walker - Kelley Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the west of Coventry.
- Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #CY014 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2215805 <6>
- New South Killingly Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Old South Killingly Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jedediah Shaw Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Jedediah Shaw Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jedediah Shaw Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jedediah Shaw Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Sterling (CT).
- Robert K. Brant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glenford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Glenford Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenford Cemetery
- Smithfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Smithfield Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield Cemetery
- Hawkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Steere Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Steere Cemetery is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steere Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Clayville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Clayville is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayville
- Foster
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Foster is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
- Rockland ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rockland is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Simmons Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Simmons Corner is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Corner
- Chopmist
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chopmist is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chopmist
- Richmond ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Richmond is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Scituate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Scituate is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scituate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,727 people
- Rice City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rice City is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice City
- Ashland ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ashland is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Foster
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Foster is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Coventry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Coventry is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,931 people
- Kent ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kent is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- North Scituate
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Scituate is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scituate
- South Killingly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- South Killingly is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Killingly
- Greene
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Greene is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Gortons Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gortons Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gortons Corner
- East Killingly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sterling
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sterling
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sterling is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,764 people
- Oneco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Arkwright
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Arkwright is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkwright
- Harmony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Glocester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Glocester is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glocester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,352 people
- Chepachet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Chepachet is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet
- Burrillville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Burrillville is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrillville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,810 people
- Killingly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Killingly is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killingly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,305 people
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. The following communities are located in Providence 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 professional and volunteer 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 Rhode Island:
- Pages specific to Providence 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 #1903985 (Phillips Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1903985 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: Providence
- Est. Elev: 135 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Clayville
- Location given for Phillips Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.7887104 Lon: -71.7014564
- 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 the state's counties, including Providence, 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 obstructions 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> | The Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission (RIHCC) has created and maintains a database of cemeteries. More information about the RIHCC can be found on their website: rihistoriccemeteries.org. |
| <6> | 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. |
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