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A visit to the Phillipps Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Phillipps Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Phillipps Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   36.5004°   (36° 30' 1")

Lon:   -81.9246°   (-81° 55' 28")

The Phillipps Cemetery is located in Sullivan County<2>.

The county seat for Sullivan County is located in Blountville. Blountville lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the west of the Phillipps Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Phillipps Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Gentry Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gentry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gentry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gentry Cemetery is located in Johnson County
  • Gentry Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gentry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gentry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gentry Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
  • Wood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wood Cemetery is located in Johnson County
  • Wood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wood Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
  • Scott Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Scott Cemetery is located in Johnson County
  • Scott Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Scott Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
  • Morley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Morley Cemetery is located in Johnson County
  • Blevins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blevins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blevins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Blevins Cemetery is located in Johnson County
  • Blevins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blevins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blevins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Blevins Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
  • Blevins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blevins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blevins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Blevins Cemetery is located in Johnson County
  • Blevins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blevins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blevins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Blevins Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
  • Heaberlin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heaberlin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heaberlin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Heaberlin Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Heaberlin Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heaberlin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heaberlin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Heaberlin Cemetery is located in Johnson County
    • McQueen Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McQueen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McQueen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McQueen Cemetery is located in Johnson County
    • McQueen Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McQueen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McQueen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McQueen Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
    • Wilson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Johnson County
    • Wyatt Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wyatt Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wyatt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wyatt Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
    • Wyatt Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wyatt Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wyatt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wyatt Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
    • Rogers Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogers Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rogers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rogers Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
    • Rogers Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogers Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rogers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rogers Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
    • Rust Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rust Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rust Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rust Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
    • Phillips Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phillips Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phillips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Phillips Cemetery is located in Johnson County

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 Phillipps Cemetery.

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

  • Buladeen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladeen
    • Buladeen is located in Carter County
    • Former names for Buladeen:
    • Colesville
    • Magnetic
  • Mountain City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Fuller
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
    • Fuller is located in Johnson County
  • Fishdam ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishdam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
    • Fishdam is located in Sullivan County
  • Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vaughtsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
    • Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County
  • Shingletown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
    • Shingletown is located in Johnson County
  • Holston Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Holston Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Valley
    • Holston Valley is located in Sullivan County
  • High Health ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Health have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
    • High Health is located in Johnson County
  • Butler
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ruthton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ruthton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
    • Ruthton is located in Sullivan County
  • Grayson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grayson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
    • Grayson is located in Ashe County (NC)
  • Forest Hills
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
    • Forest Hills is located in Sullivan County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Fish Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fish Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
      • Fish Springs is located in Carter County
    • Trade
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
      • Cedar Grove is located in Sullivan County
    • Hunter
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
      • Hunter is located in Carter County
    • Mabel
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
      • Mabel is located in Watauga County (NC)
    • Zionville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ashland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
      • Ashland is located in Ashe County (NC)
    • Bristol
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Siam
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Siam. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
      • Siam is located in Carter County
    • Mount Gilead
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Gilead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
      • Mount Gilead is located in Avery County (NC)
    • Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watauga Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
      • Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County (NC)
    • Creston
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Roten
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roten. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roten
      • Roten is located in Ashe County (NC)

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 Phillipps Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sullivan County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Phillipps Cemetery:

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 Phillipps Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1640945  (Phillipps Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1640945 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: Shady Valley
    • County: Sullivan         Elev: 898
    • Location given for GNIS #1640945 (Phillipps Cemetery)

The official website for Sullivan County: www.sullivancounty.org/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

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 Tennessee's counties, including Sullivan, 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 things 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 Phillipps Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5004, Longitude: -81.9246       In this case, the coordinates for the Phillipps Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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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