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 (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. 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.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 is located in Upshur County.
To see how the shape of Texas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Upshur County: Camp, Gregg, Marion, Morris, Smith & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Phillips. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Phillips:
- Upshur County (The home county of Phillips)
- The following are listed by their distance from Phillips, with the one closest to Phillips listed first.
- Union Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Union Grove is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Center Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Center Point is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Wilkins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilkins is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins
- Pritchett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pritchett is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchett
- Glenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Glenwood is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Big Sandy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gilmer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Indian Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Rock is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Rock
- Kelsey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kelsey is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey
- Graceton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Graceton is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceton
- Rosewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rosewood is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- Delrose
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Delrose is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delrose
- James
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- James is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Camp County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phillips, with the one closest to Phillips listed first.
- Pine
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Pine is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
- Center Point ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Center Point is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Pittsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Leesburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rocky Mound
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rocky Mound is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
- Franklin County
- Scroggins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gregg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phillips, with the one closest to Phillips listed first.
- Gladewater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Warren City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Warren City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Clarksville City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksville City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
- East Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- East Mountain is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
- White Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Pines
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Seven Pines is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
- Teneryville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Teneryville is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teneryville
- Liberty City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Liberty City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Greggton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greggton is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggton
- Judson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Longview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kilgore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Danville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Danville is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phillips, with the one closest to Phillips listed first.
- Morton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Morton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Lansing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lansing is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Noonday
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Noonday is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
- Hallsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Harleton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Nesbitt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Nesbitt is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesbitt
- Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phillips, with the one closest to Phillips listed first.
- Jackson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Macedonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Morris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phillips, with the one closest to Phillips listed first.
- Lone Star
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jenkins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jenkins is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Rusk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phillips, with the one closest to Phillips listed first.
- Laird Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pirtle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pirtle is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pirtle
- Sexton City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sexton City is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton City
- New London
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Overton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Monroe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Jacobs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Jacobs is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs
- Friars
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Friars is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars
- Selman City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Turnertown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Turnertown is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnertown
- Joinerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Henderson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Price
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phillips, with the one closest to Phillips listed first.
- Starrville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Starrville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starrville
- Winona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Browning
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Browning is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Jamestown ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jamestown is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown has also been known as:
- Jimtown
- Red Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Red Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
- New Chapel Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Chapel Hill is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chapel Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
- Arp
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Swan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Swan is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
- Tyler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lindale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Omen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Omen is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omen
- Wright City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wright City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
- Sinclair City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sinclair City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair City
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phillips, with the one closest to Phillips listed first.
- Hawkins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Perryville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Perryville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
- Pine Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Mills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mills
- Hainesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hainesville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hainesville
- Stout
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stout is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Phillips, see our County-by-County Page for Phillips.
Cemeteries Near Phillips ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Phillips.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Phillips covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Phillips, with the one closest to Phillips listed first.
- Mings Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gladewater Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rosedale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rosedale Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Gladewater.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6471 <2>
- Union Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Edwards Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- East Mtn. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Reynolds Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pinkston Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alsup Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alsup Cemetery
- The Alsup Cemetery has also been known as:
- Friendship / Alsup Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2102 <2>
- Continue List (214 more) ...
- Barber Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- New Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Phillips in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Phillips.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Phillips, with the one closest to Phillips listed first.
- Wilkins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilkins is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins
- Gladewater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- West Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Mountain is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mountain
- Pritchett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pritchett is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchett
- Glenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Glenwood is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Big Sandy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gilmer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Starrville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Starrville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starrville
- Judson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Shady Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Grove is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Winona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Longview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Kilgore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hawkins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Browning
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Browning is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Phillips. See our List of 1890's Communities around Phillips.
Newspapers Published in Phillips ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Phillips.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Phillips, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Phillips.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Phillips:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Upshur County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Camp County
- Franklin County
- Gregg County
- Harrison County
- Marion County
- Morris County
- Rusk County
- Smith County
- Wood County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |