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

Inscription. 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.

Erected by City of Jacksonville Florida.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1844.

Location. 30° 17.721′ N, 81° 38.587′ W. Marker is in Jacksonville, Florida, in Duval

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County. It is in South Riverside. It 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.

Regionally, this marker is in Florida’s First Coast.

It is also in the American South

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old Philips Congregational Church (approx. ¼ mile away); Oriental Gardens (approx. 0.3 miles away); Douglas Anderson School (approx. 0.4 miles away); Villa Alexandria (approx. 0.8 miles away); Fort San Nicholas (approx. 0.8 miles away); San Marco (approx. 0.9 miles away); Honor and Remembrance (approx. 1.1 miles away); Millers Creek (approx. 1.2

Philips ~ Craig Swamp Cemetery and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, September 2, 2012

2. Philips ~ Craig Swamp Cemetery and Marker

miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jacksonville.

Photographed by Maureen McKinney, July 20, 2021

3. Philips ~ Craig Swamp Cemetery Marker

Philips ~ Craig Swamp Cemetery entrance and marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, September 2, 2012

4. Philips ~ Craig Swamp Cemetery entrance and marker

Philips ~ Craig Swamp Cemetery graves image. Click for full size.

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 3,227 times since then and 108 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.