Near Coalton in Randolph County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

For God and Country

Photographed by Bradley Owen, February 4, 2025

1. For God and Country Marker

Inscription.
Flag of the United States of America flying in honor of all of our veterans.
Oldest known grave in the Phillips Cemetery is War of 1812 veteran Dudley A. Gibson (1873). Also resting here are veterans of the Civil War (both Union and Confederate), World War I, World War II, Korea, and Vietnam.

Erected in the year 2001 by descendants of Randolph County pioneer and Revolutionary War veteran Thomas Phillips, Sr. (1745-1810). Thomas, a founding trustee of the Town of Beverly (1790), is believed buried on his 1784 land grant between Elkins and Beverly.

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This flagpole constructed by
William D. Broschart
Sergeant, U.S. Army
World War II
1921 - 1979

Erected 2021 by Descendants of Thomas Phillips, Sr.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Military • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1812.

Location. 38° 54.942′ N, 80° 0.255′ W. Memorial is near Coalton, West Virginia, in Randolph County. It is on Jimtown Road (County Route 5/3) 0.1 miles west of Buckhannon Pike (West Virginia Route 151), on the left when traveling west. Marker is located beneath the flagpole in Phillips Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 190 Jimtown Road, Coalton WV 26257, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in West Virginia’s Potomac Highlands.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker,

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measured as the crow flies: Thomas Phillips (a few steps from this marker); Jimtown / Phillips Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); Crawford Scott (approx. 2.4 miles away); Barbour County / Randolph County (approx. 3.7 miles away); Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike (approx. 4.1 miles away); Fortifications (approx. 4.1 miles away); a different marker also named Camp Garnett (approx. 4.1 miles away); Upshur County / Randolph County (approx. 4½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Coalton.

Other markers no longer nearby. General George B. McClellan (was approx. 4.1 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Camp Garnett (was approx. 4.1 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Artillery (was approx. 4.1 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Bradley Owen, February 4, 2025

2. For God and Country Marker

Grave of Dudley A. Gibson image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, February 4, 2025

3. Grave of Dudley A. Gibson

Oldest known grave in this cemetery.

Grave of Union Civil War Veteran<br>Andrew J. Kittle image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, February 4, 2025

4. Grave of Union Civil War Veteran
Andrew J. Kittle

Grave of Confederate Civil War Veteran<br>Claudius Phillips image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, February 4, 2025

5. Grave of Confederate Civil War Veteran
Claudius Phillips

Credits. This page was last revised on February 5, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 5, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 166 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on February 5, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.