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:
36.3490, -82.6318
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 Jonesborough. Jonesborough lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Phillips Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Phillips Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Phillips Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cherry Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Cherry Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill Cemetery
- Allegheny Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Allegheny Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny Cemetery
- Hale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Hale Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bailey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Kincheloe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Kincheloe Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincheloe Cemetery
- Haws Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Haws Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haws Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Providence Presbyterian Churchyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Houston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Houston Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
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- Logans Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Logans Chapel Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logans Chapel Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The White Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- McCrary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The McCrary Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCrary Cemetery
- Crawford Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Crawford Family Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Family Cemetery
- The Crawford Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Coney West Cemetery
- Bowmantown - Philadelphia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dunham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Dunham Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunham Cemetery
- Bacon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bacon Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Cemetery
- Bacon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bacon Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Baines Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Baines Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baines Cemetery
- Fall Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Fall Branch Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Branch 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:
- Milburnton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Milburnton is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburnton
- Locust Mount
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Locust Mount is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Mount
- Bowmantown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bowmantown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmantown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 302 people
- Harmony
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Fall Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jearoldstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jearoldstown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jearoldstown
- Centersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Centersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Mill Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mill Brook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Brook
- Oakland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Wheelocktown ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wheelocktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelocktown
- Leesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leesburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Rheatown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rheatown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheatown
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Limestone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Telford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chimneytop ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chimneytop is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimneytop
- Jonesborough
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Green Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Green Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Fordtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fordtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordtown
- Kendrick Creek ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kendrick Creek is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Creek
- Blossom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blossom is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
- Fairview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Spurgeon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spurgeon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,957 people
- Colonial Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Baileyton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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 Washington 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 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 Tennessee:
- 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 #1321355 (Phillips Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1321355 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 532 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Jearoldstown
- Location given for Phillips Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3489915 Lon: -82.631819
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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 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 obstructions 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |