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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 Phillipsburg (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 Phillipsburg. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

Phillipsburg is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Austin, Brazos, Burleson, Fayette, Grimes & Lee.

Below are the counties that are near Phillipsburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Phillipsburg:

  • Washington County     (The home county of Phillipsburg)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Phillipsburg, with the one closest to Phillipsburg listed first.
    • Brenham
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Brenham is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,736 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brenham <1>
    • Chappell Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Wesley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Wesley is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
    • Greenvine
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Greenvine is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvine
    • Whitman
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Whitman is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
    • Burton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Gay Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Gay Hill is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Hill
    • Independence
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Rehburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Rehburg is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehburg
    • La Bahia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • La Bahia is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Bahia
    • Quarry
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Quarry is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry
    • Graball ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Graball is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
  • Austin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Phillipsburg, with the one closest to Phillipsburg listed first.
    • New Wehdem
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • New Wehdem is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wehdem
    • Kenney
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Sempronius ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Sempronius is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
    • Bleiblerville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Buckhorn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Buckhorn is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
    • Bellville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Industry
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Shelby
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Shelby is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
    • New Ulm
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Millheim
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Millheim is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
    • Cat Spring
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Sealy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Brazos County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Phillipsburg, with the one closest to Phillipsburg listed first.
    • Allen Farm
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Allen Farm is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Farm
    • Navasota
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Millican
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Wellborn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Burleson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Phillipsburg, with the one closest to Phillipsburg listed first.
    • Scofield ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Scofield is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
    • Somerville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Clay
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Lyons
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Merle ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Merle is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merle
    • Frenstat
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Frenstat is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenstat
    • Snook
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Birch
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Birch is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch
  • Colorado County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Phillipsburg, with the one closest to Phillipsburg listed first.
    • Pisek ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Pisek is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisek
    • Frelsburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Frelsburg is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frelsburg
    • Alleyton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Hillcrest
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Hillcrest is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
    • Columbus
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Ramsey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Ramsey is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
    • Glidden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Phillipsburg, with the one closest to Phillipsburg listed first.
    • Haw Creek ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Haw Creek is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw Creek
    • Carmine
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Round Top
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Roznov
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Roznov is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roznov
    • Fayetteville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Warrenton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Walhalla
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Walhalla is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walhalla
    • Ledbetter
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Ellinger
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Nechanitz
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Nechanitz is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nechanitz
    • Rutersville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Rutersville is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutersville
    • Halsted
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Halsted is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halsted
  • Harris County
    • Waller
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Waller County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Phillipsburg, with the one closest to Phillipsburg listed first.
    • Saint Paul
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Saint Paul is located in Waller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
    • Hempstead
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Pine Island
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Pine Island is located in Waller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,205 people
    • Prairie View
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Fields Store
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Fields Store is located in Waller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Store
    • Clemons
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Clemons is located in Waller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemons
    • Pattison
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Phillipsburg, see our County-by-County Page for Phillipsburg.

Cemeteries Near Phillipsburg ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Phillipsburg.

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 Phillipsburg - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Phillipsburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Phillipsburg, with the one closest to Phillipsburg listed first.

  • Phillipsburg Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Randle Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Concord Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Weiss Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Germania Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Streb Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Pfeffer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Prairie Lea Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Lea Cemetery
    • The Prairie Lea Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Brenham Cemetery
  • Walker Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Camptown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Scranton Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (250 more) ...
    • Gilbert Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Montgomery Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Atkinson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Phillipsburg had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Phillipsburg, with the one closest to Phillipsburg listed first.

  • Kenney
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Brenham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Brenham is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,736 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brenham <1>
  • Sempronius ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Sempronius is located in Austin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
  • Wesley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Wesley is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
  • Welcome
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Welcome is located in Austin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
  • Nelsonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Nelsonville is located in Austin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
  • Mill Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Mill Creek is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
  • Buckhorn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Buckhorn is located in Austin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
  • Industry
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bellville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenvine
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Greenvine is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvine
  • Latium
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Latium is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latium
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Whitman
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Whitman is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
    • Shelby
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Shelby is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
    • Cochran
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Cochran is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Phillipsburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Phillipsburg.

Newspapers Published in Phillipsburg ...

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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Phillipsburg.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Phillipsburg, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Phillipsburg.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Phillipsburg:

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 Phillipsburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Phillipsburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.