South Riverside in Jacksonville in Duval County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Philips ~ Craig Swamp Cemetery
Photographed By Mike Stroud, September 2, 2012
1. Philips ~ Craig Swamp Cemetery Marker
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Philips ~ Craig Swamp Cemetery. . Dating back to the 1840's, the Philips-Craig Swamp Cemetery was a community burial ground for the old Philips settlement originally located along both sides of Old Kings Road (St. Augustine Road). Later erased by twentieth century subdivisions, this rural 19th century community was named after Albert Gallatin Philips, owner of nearby Red Bank Plantation. By 1844 Albert Gallatin Philips and his wife, Martha Anne Hendricks, daughter of pioneer settler, Isaac Hendricks, donated this property for a Methodist Church, school, and cemetery. Many of South Jacksonville's early pioneer families are buried in the cemetery along with graves of both Union and Confederate veterans. Since 1971 the Philips-Craig Swamp Cemetery has been owned and maintained by the Southern Genealogist's Exchange Society, which has documented 135 marked graves.
Dating back to the 1840's, the Philips-Craig Swamp Cemetery was a community burial ground for the old Philips settlement originally located along both sides of Old Kings Road (St. Augustine Road). Later erased by twentieth century subdivisions, this rural 19th century community was named after Albert Gallatin Philips, owner of nearby Red Bank Plantation. By 1844 Albert Gallatin Philips and his wife, Martha Anne Hendricks, daughter of pioneer settler, Isaac Hendricks, donated this property for a Methodist Church, school, and cemetery. Many of South Jacksonville's early pioneer families are buried in the cemetery along with graves of both Union and Confederate veterans. Since 1971 the Philips-Craig Swamp Cemetery has been owned and maintained by the Southern Genealogist's Exchange Society, which has documented 135 marked graves.
Location. 30° 17.721′ N, 81° 38.587′ W. Marker is in Jacksonville, Florida, in Duval County. It is in South Riverside. Marker is on St. Augustine Road near Lorimier Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Jacksonville FL 32207, United States of America. Touch for directions.
4. Philips ~ Craig Swamp Cemetery entrance and marker
Photographed By Mike Stroud, September 2, 2012
5. Philips ~ Craig Swamp Cemetery graves
Photographed By Mike Stroud, September 2, 2012
6. Philips ~ Craig Swamp Cemetery graves
Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 3, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,102 times since then and 111 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on September 8, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 3. submitted on July 23, 2022, by Maureen McKinney of Jacksonville, Florida. 4, 5, 6. submitted on September 8, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
