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A visit to the Phillips Place Cemetery ...


The location of the Phillips Place Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Place Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Phillips Place Cemetery

Lat:   37.5324°   (37° 31' 56")

Lon:   -75.7980°   (-75° 47' 52")

The Phillips Place Cemetery is located in Northampton County<2>.

The county seat for Northampton County is located in Eastville. Eastville lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the Phillips Place Cemetery .

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 websites either 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 Place Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Virginia:
  • Pages specific to Northampton County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Phillips Place Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Phillips Place Cemetery.

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

    • Cats Bridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cats Bridge
      • Cats Bridge is located in Accomack County
    • Belle Haven
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Savage Town
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Savage Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage Town
      • Savage Town is located in Accomack County
    • Exmore
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exmore
      • Exmore is located in Northampton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,362 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exmore <4>
    • Painter
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Wardtown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wardtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardtown
      • Wardtown is located in Northampton County
    • Nassawadox
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Keller
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Birdsnest
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sheps End
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheps End
      • Sheps End is located in Northampton County
    • Wachapreague
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Locust Mount
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Mount
      • Locust Mount is located in Accomack County
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Pleasant Cove Village
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Cove Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Cove Village
        • Pleasant Cove Village is located in Northampton County
      • Jamesville
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
        • Jamesville is located in Northampton County
      • Melfa
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Bridgetown
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
        • Bridgetown is located in Northampton County
      • Machipongo
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Machipongo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machipongo
        • Machipongo is located in Northampton County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Machipongo <4>
      • Locustville
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Crockett Town
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crockett Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Town
        • Crockett Town is located in Accomack County
      • Onley
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Onancock
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)

    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 Place Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Northampton County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 26 miles [41.8 km] of the Phillips Place Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Belle Haven Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Pungoteague Community Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • McLane Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the McLane Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The McLane Cemetery is located in Accomack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McLane Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2332732 <6>
    • Major Doughty Gravesite
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Martin/Hatton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Martin/Hatton is located in Accomack County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Martin/Hatton is located outside and to the west of Melfa.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin/Hatton
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2258639 <6>
    • Joynes Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Joynes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Joynes Cemetery is located in Accomack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Joynes Cemetery
    • Onancock Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Onancock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Onancock Cemetery is located in Accomack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Onancock Cemetery
    • Fairlawn Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairlawn Cemetery is located in Accomack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairlawn Cemetery
    • Fairview Lawn Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Fairview Lawn Cemetery is located in Accomack County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Lawn Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Onancock.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Lawn Cemetery
    • Mt. Holly Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Allen Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Allen Cemetery is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allen Cemetery
    • Holland Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holland Cemetery is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holland Cemetery
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Edge Hill Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edge Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Edge Hill Cemetery is located in Accomack County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edge Hill Cemetery
      • Whitehead Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitehead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Whitehead Cemetery is located in Northampton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitehead Cemetery
      • Liberty Cemetery
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Cape Charles Cemetery
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cape Charles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cape Charles Cemetery is located in Northampton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cape Charles Cemetery
      • Canton Ridge Cemetery
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • New Testament Church Cemetery
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Tomb of Custin
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tomb of Custin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Tomb of Custin is located in Northampton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tomb of Custin
      • Bloxom Cemetery
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bloxom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bloxom Cemetery is located in Accomack County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bloxom Cemetery
      • Wessells Cemetery
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wessells Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wessells Cemetery is located in Accomack County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wessells Cemetery

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

    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 Place Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1739246  (Phillips Place Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1739246 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Exmore
      • County: Northampton         Elev: 7
      • Location given for GNIS #1739246 (Phillips Place Cemetery)

    The official website for Northampton County: www.co.northampton.va.us/

    The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

    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 Northampton, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Phillips Place Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5324, Longitude: -75.7980       In this case, the coordinates for the Phillips Place Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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.
    <7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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