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:
36.3123, -85.2211
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 Overton County<2>.
The county seat for Overton County is located in Livingston. Livingston lies just to the northwest of the Phillips Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Phillips Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Phillips Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Shiloh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Carr Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Carr Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr Cemetery
- Hammock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hammock Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammock Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Cub Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Cub Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Cemetery
- Falling Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Bilbrey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bilbrey Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bilbrey Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Speck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Speck Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speck Cemetery
- The Speck Cemetery has also been known as:
- Three Rivers Cemetery
- Copeland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Copeland Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland Cemetery
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- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Hartsaw Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hartsaw Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsaw Cemetery
- Oakley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Oakley Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley Cemetery
- Honey Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hayter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hayter Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayter Cemetery
- Green Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Cemetery
- Nettlecarrier Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fredonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Fredonia Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Qualls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Qualls Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls Cemetery
- Looper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Looper Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looper Cemetery
- France Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The France Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for France Cemetery
- Sells Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Sells Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sells Cemetery
- The Sells Cemetery has also been known as:
- Henry Sells 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:
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Qualls is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Beaver Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Hanging Limb
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Oak Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Wilder
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wilder is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Livingston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lovejoy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lovejoy is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Garretts Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Garretts Mill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Mill
- Obey City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Obey City is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
- Jeremiah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Free Communion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Free Communion is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Communion
- Monterey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Duncan's Chapel is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan's Chapel
- Bangham Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bangham Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangham Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 504 people
- Grimsley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Little Crab
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Little Crab is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
- Taylors Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Taylors Crossroads is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Crossroads
- Algood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oakley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Oakley is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Clarkrange
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grey ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grey is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey
- Avoton ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Avoton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoton
- Shennon Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
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 Overton 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 start with 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 Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Overton 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 #1297351 (Phillips Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1297351 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: Overton
- Est. Elev: 384 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Crawford
- Location given for Phillips Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3122864 Lon: -85.2210758
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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 Overton, 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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |