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A visit to the Fort Phantom Hill Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Phantom Hill Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Phantom Hill Cemetery (FG ID #3660).

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 Phantom Hill Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Phantom Hill Cemetery:

32.6354, -99.6821

The Phantom Hill Cemetery is located in Jones County<2>.

The county seat for Jones County is located in Anson. Anson lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the northwest of the Phantom Hill Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Phantom Hill Cemetery.

Name Variations for Phantom Hill Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Phantom Hill Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Ft. Phantom Hill Cemetery

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.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 21 miles [33.8 km] of the Phantom Hill Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Round Mound Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Round Mound Cemetery is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Mound Cemetery
  • Central Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Central Cemetery is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Cemetery
  • Rising Sun Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Rising Sun Cemetery is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun Cemetery
  • Hawley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Hawley Cemetery is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley Cemetery
  • Hamby Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hamby Cemetery is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamby Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
  • Lueders Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Lueders Cemetery is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lueders Cemetery
  • Mid Way Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mid Way Cemetery is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid Way Cemetery
  • Cedar Hill Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
  • Truby Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • The Truby Cemetery is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truby Cemetery
  • Little Elm Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Little Elm Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Elm Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Phantom Hill Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Phantom Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:

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 Phantom Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jones County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Abilene
    • Abilene lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Phantom Hill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Abilene.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abilene
  • Albany
    • Albany lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Phantom Hill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Albany.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
  • Anson
    • Anson lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Phantom Hill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Anson.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
  • Avoca
    • Avoca lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Phantom Hill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Avoca.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
  • Baird
    • Baird lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Phantom Hill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Baird.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
  • Clyde
    • Clyde lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Phantom Hill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clyde.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
  • Hawley
    • Hawley lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Phantom Hill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hawley.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley
  • Merkel
    • Merkel lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Phantom Hill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Merkel.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merkel
  • Radium
    • Radium lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Phantom Hill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Radium.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
  • Stamford

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 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 Phantom Hill Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Jones 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 Phantom Hill Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #3660

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1336058  (Fort Phantom Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1336058 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: Jones
      • Est. Elev: 499 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Nugent
      • Location given for Fort Phantom Hill Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.6359534     Lon: -99.6823104
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Jones, 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- Phantom Hill 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.