Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Phillips Ford (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Phillips Ford. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Phillips Ford ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Phillips Ford: Phillips Frd.
- While the name of this community is Phillips Ford, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Phillips Ford may originally have been Phillip's Ford.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Phillips Ford might be written as Phillip Ford.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Phillips Ford. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Phillips Ford.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Phillips Ford is located in Overton County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Overton County: Clay, Cumberland, Fentress, Jackson, Pickett & Putnam.
Below are the counties that are near Phillips Ford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Phillips Ford:
- Overton County (The home county of Phillips Ford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Phillips Ford, with the one closest to Phillips Ford listed first.
- Hanging Limb
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Lovejoy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lovejoy is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Obey City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Obey City is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Qualls is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Beaver Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Oak Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Oak Dale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Oak Dale is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Dale
- Estimated population in 2014: 222 people
- Livingston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Garretts Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Garretts Mill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Mill
- Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Duncan's Chapel is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan's Chapel
- Free Communion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Free Communion is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Communion
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phillips Ford, with the one closest to Phillips Ford listed first.
- Butlers Landing ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Butlers Landing is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Landing
- Cave Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phillips Ford, with the one closest to Phillips Ford listed first.
- Woody
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Woody is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Creston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Creston is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Dykes Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
- Neverfail ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Neverfail is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverfail
- Pleasant Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Howard Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Woodlands
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlands is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlands
- Estimated population in 2014: 369 people
- Crossville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Greenbriar Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 people
- Fairfield Glade
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Pomeroy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Pomeroy is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pomeroy
- Erasmus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
- Hebbertsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hebbertsburg is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbertsburg
- Fentress County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phillips Ford, with the one closest to Phillips Ford listed first.
- Wilder
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wilder is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Clarkrange
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Grimsley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cooper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cooper is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,385 people
- Cumberland Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland Grove is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 489 people
- Little Crab
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Little Crab is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
- Allardt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jamestown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Armathwaite
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Armathwaite is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armathwaite
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,634 people
- Pall Mall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Gernt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gernt is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gernt
- Estimated population in 2014: 39,267 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phillips Ford, with the one closest to Phillips Ford listed first.
- Dodson Branch
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dodson Branch is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Branch
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,074 people
- Burristown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Burristown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burristown
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mayfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Columbus Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
- Gainesboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phillips Ford, with the one closest to Phillips Ford listed first.
- Bucklick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bucklick is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklick
- Glades
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Glades is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glades
- Lavender
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lavender is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavender
- Deer Lodge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Deer Lodge is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lodge
- Burrville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Burrville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville
- Brewstertown ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Brewstertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewstertown
- Annadel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Annadel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadel
- Sunbright
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lancing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Catoosa ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Catoosa is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa
- Nemo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Nemo is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
- Mill Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mill Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Wartburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pickett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phillips Ford, with the one closest to Phillips Ford listed first.
- Cedar Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Byrdstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Chanute
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Chanute is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanute
- Static
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Static is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phillips Ford, with the one closest to Phillips Ford listed first.
- Monterey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jeremiah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Algood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Shennon Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
- Burnett
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Burnett is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Estimated population in 2014: 418 people
- Bangham Village
(18 miles [29 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
- White Plains
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- White Plains is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
- Avoton ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Avoton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoton
- Park Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Park Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Cookeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Southtown Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
- Burgess
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Burgess is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Huntland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Huntland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntland
- Estimated population in 2014: 860 people
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phillips Ford, with the one closest to Phillips Ford listed first.
- Glenmary
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Glenmary is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmary
- Elgin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Elgin is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2010 Census: 282 people
- West Robbins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- West Robbins is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Robbins
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phillips Ford, with the one closest to Phillips Ford listed first.
- Ravenscroft
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ravenscroft is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenscroft
- Cherry Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Clarktown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
- Macedonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Sparta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Clinton County (KY)
- Static
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Static is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Phillips Ford, see our County-by-County Page for Phillips Ford.
Cemeteries Near Phillips Ford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Phillips Ford.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Phillips Ford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Phillips Ford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Phillips Ford, with the one closest to Phillips Ford listed first.
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Swallows Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Muddy Pond Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pine Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hanging Limb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lovejoy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Norrod Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Phillips Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Union Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Clarkrange.
- The Mt. Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Campground Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2179885 <4>
- Davidson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (643 more) ...
- Honey Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- France Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shaver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>
While we didn't find Phillips Ford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Phillips Ford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Phillips Ford, with the one closest to Phillips Ford listed first.
- Lovejoy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lovejoy is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Cliff Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cliff Springs is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff Springs
- Hanging Limb
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Clarkrange
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Qualls is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Standingstone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Standingstone is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standingstone
- Beaver Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Woody
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Woody is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Keese ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Keese is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keese
- Roslin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Roslin is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslin
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Banner Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Banner Springs is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Springs
- Nettle Carrier ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Nettle Carrier is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Carrier
- Oak Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Phillips Ford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Phillips Ford.
Newspapers Published in Phillips Ford ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Phillips Ford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Phillips Ford, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Phillips Ford.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Phillips Ford:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Overton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Cumberland County
- Fentress County
- Jackson County
- Morgan County
- Pickett County
- Putnam County
- Scott County
- White County
- Clinton County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Ford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Phillips Ford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |