A visit to the Philips 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 Philips Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Philips Cemetery:
30.8260, -96.9064
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Philips Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Philips Cemetery is located in Milam County<2>.
The county seat for Milam County is located in Cameron. Cameron lies just to the west northwest of the Philips Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Philips Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Philips Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Philips Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Marlow Community Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ledbetter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Ledbetter Cemetery is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledbetter Cemetery
- Little Rocky Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Little Rocky Cemetery is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rocky Cemetery
- Lamkin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Lamkin Cemetery is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamkin Cemetery
- Piatka Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Piatka Cemetery is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piatka Cemetery
- Payatka Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Story Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Story Cemetery is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story Cemetery
- Resley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Resley Cemetery is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resley Cemetery
- Turnham - McCown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Old City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Old City Cemetery is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Shelton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Oxsheer - Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hobson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hobson Cemetery is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson Cemetery
- Brewer - Slocomb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Culpepper Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Thatch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Thatch Cemetery is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thatch Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Cameron.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5661 <5>
- Cameron Rest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Cameron Rest Cemetery is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron Rest Cemetery
- F A Hernandez Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Philips Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Philips Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Marlow
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Marlow is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Cameron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Maysfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Minerva
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Minerva is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Silver City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Silver City is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Milano
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Branchville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Branchville is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Jones Prairie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Prairie is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Prairie
- Gause
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crossroads is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Tracy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tracy is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Port Sullivan ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Port Sullivan is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Sullivan
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Rockdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Buckholts
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Burlington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Baileyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Baileyville is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyville
- Meeks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Meeks is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
- Edgeworth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Edgeworth is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- Rosebud
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Chriesman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Calvert
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Philips Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Milam County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Philips Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Buckholts
- Calvert
- Cameron
- Gause
- Gause lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Philips Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gause.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gause
- Hearne
- Rosebud
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Philips Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Milam 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 Philips Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1365138 (Philips Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1365138 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: Milam
- Est. Elev: 135 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cameron
- Location given for Philips Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.8260241 Lon: -96.9063717
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Texas' counties, including Milam, 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 from Point A (ie- Philips 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> | 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. |
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