A visit to the 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 Phillips Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Phillips Cemetery:
36.9979, -82.2868
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Phillips Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Phillips Cemetery is located in Dickenson County<2>.
The county seat for Dickenson County is located in Clintwood. Clintwood lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Phillips Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Phillips Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Phillips Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mullins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Mullins Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins Cemetery
- Riner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Riner Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riner Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Riner Cemetery is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51865 <5>
- Long Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Sutherland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Sutherland Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherland Cemetery
- Keith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Keith Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith Cemetery
- Holbrook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Holbrook Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Powers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Powers Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Cemetery
- Kiser Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Kiser Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser Cemetery
- Wampler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Wampler Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wampler Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rasnake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rasnake Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rasnake Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Rasnick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Rasnick Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rasnick Cemetery
- Mullins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mullins Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins Cemetery
- McCoy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- Skeen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Skeen Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeen Cemetery
- Meadows Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Meadows Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Cemetery
- Three Forks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Three Forks Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks Cemetery
- Holbrook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Holbrook Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook Cemetery
- Couch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Couch Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couch Cemetery
- Kiser Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Kiser Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser Cemetery
- Kiser Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Kiser Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser Cemetery
- Neece Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Neece Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neece Cemetery
- Wampler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Wampler Cemetery is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wampler Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Phillips Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Phillips Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dante
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Dante is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dante
- Carrie
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Carrie is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Nora
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Nora is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Virginia City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Virginia City is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
- Saint Paul
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Carterton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carterton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterton
- Bucu
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucu
- Aily
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aily
- Herald
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Herald is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald
- Dwina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dwina is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwina
- Castlewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bickley Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bickley Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley Mill
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Kiser ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kiser is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Jessees Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
- Cleveland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cleveland is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Artrip
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Artrip is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artrip
- Coeburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Omaha
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Omaha is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Dickensonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dickensonville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickensonville
- Clinchco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Spring City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spring City is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
- Creswell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Creswell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Council
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Council is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
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 Phillips Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dickenson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Phillips Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cleveland
- Clinchco
- Coeburn
- Lebanon
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Phillips Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Dickenson 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 Phillips Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1472255 (Phillips Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1472255 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: Dickenson
- Est. Elev: 835 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Saint Paul
- Location given for Phillips Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.9978831 Lon: -82.2868085
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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 Virginia's counties, including Dickenson, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- 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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