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A visit to the Saint 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 St. Phillips Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Phillips Cemetery:

29.1803, -96.2586

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Phillips Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The St. Phillips Cemetery is located in Wharton County<2>.

The county seat for Wharton County is located in Wharton. Wharton lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northeast of the St. Phillips Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the St. Phillips Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

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

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

  • Swedish Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Swedish Cemetery is located in Wharton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedish Cemetery
  • Garden of Memories
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Garden of Memories is located in Wharton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden of Memories
  • Oaklawn Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Oaklawn Memorial Park is located in Wharton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Memorial Park
  • St. John Nepomucene Catholic Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. John Nepomucene Catholic Cemetery is located in Wharton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Nepomucene Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John Nepomucene Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northwest of El Campo.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1970386 <5>
  • Mackay Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mackay Cemetery is located in Wharton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackay Cemetery
  • Hahn Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Hahn Cemetery is located in Wharton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hahn Cemetery
  • St. Procopius Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The St. Procopius Cemetery is located in Wharton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Procopius Cemetery
    • The St. Procopius Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Procopius Cemetery
  • Old Jerusalem Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • The Old Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Wharton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Jerusalem Cemetery
  • Camp Zion Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • The Camp Zion Cemetery is located in Wharton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Zion Cemetery
  • Cornelius Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • The Cornelius Cemetery is located in Matagorda County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelius Cemetery
  • Little Zion Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Little Zion Cemetery is located in Wharton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Zion Cemetery
  • Sandbridge Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • The Sandbridge Cemetery is located in Wharton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandbridge Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Nada Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Nada Cemetery is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nada Cemetery
    • Assumption Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • The Assumption Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption Cemetery
    • Elm Grove Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • The Elm Grove Cemetery is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove Cemetery
    • Ganado Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • The Ganado Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganado Cemetery
    • Ganado Community Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Partain Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • The Partain Cemetery is located in Matagorda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partain Cemetery
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
    • Garwood Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • The Garwood Cemetery is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwood Cemetery
    • Hawley Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • The Hawley Cemetery is located in Matagorda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the St. Phillips Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Phillips Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • El Campo
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Hillje
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hillje is located in Wharton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillje
  • Pierce
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Danevang
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Mackay
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Mackay is located in Wharton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackay
  • Louise
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Hahn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hahn is located in Wharton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hahn
  • Glen Flora
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Wharton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Lane City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Egypt
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Midfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Nada
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Ganado
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • McCroskey
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • McCroskey is located in Matagorda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCroskey
    • Hungerford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Bonus
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Bonus is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonus
    • Markham
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Chalmers
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Chalmers is located in Matagorda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalmers
    • Boling
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Eldridge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Eldridge is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge
    • Elliott ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Elliott is located in Matagorda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
      • Elliott has also been known as:
      • Elliott's
    • Garwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Boedecker Junction
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Boedecker Junction is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boedecker Junction
    • Blessing
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Elmaton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Pledger
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)

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 St. Phillips Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wharton County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Phillips Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Blessing
  • El Campo
  • Ganado
    • Ganado lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the St. Phillips Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ganado.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganado
  • Garwood
    • Garwood lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the St. Phillips Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Garwood.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwood

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 St. Phillips Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Wharton 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 St. Phillips Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1367318  (Saint Phillips Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1367318 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: Wharton
      • Est. Elev: 30 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: El Campo
      • Location given for Saint Phillips Cemetery:
      • Lat: 29.180252     Lon: -96.2585754
      • 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 Wharton, 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- St. 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>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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