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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Ellsworth. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Ellsworth to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ellsworth, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Ellsworth (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Ellsworth. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Ellsworth is historic, it would have been located within present day Logan County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Logan County: Franklin, Johnson, Pope, Scott, Sebastian & Yell.
Below are the counties that are near Ellsworth. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ellsworth:
- Logan County (The home county of Ellsworth)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellsworth, with the one closest to Ellsworth listed first.
- Sand Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sand Ridge is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Scranton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Scranton is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Subiaco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Morrison Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Morrison Bluff is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
- Corley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Corley is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- New Blaine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cotton Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Paris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Carbon City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Carbon City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon City
- Delaware
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Delaware is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Blue Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Mountain is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Magazine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Magazine is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magazine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 824 people
- Caulksville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Caulksville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caulksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellsworth, with the one closest to Ellsworth listed first.
- Alix
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Alix is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alix
- Denning
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Denning is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Altus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wiederkehr Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wiederkehr Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiederkehr Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Etna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Etna is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Webb City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Webb City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb City
- Ozark
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Branch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Donald ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Donald is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
- Dahoma ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dahoma is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahoma
- Cecil
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cecil is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Felkner Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Felkner Town is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felkner Town
- Mountain Top
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Top is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellsworth, with the one closest to Ellsworth listed first.
- Spadra
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Spadra is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spadra
- Hartman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hartman is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Coal Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Knoxville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Knoxville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
- Piney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Piney is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
- Clarksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Union City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Union City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Lamar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Smeadley ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Smeadley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smeadley
- Ludwig
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ludwig is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludwig
- Harmony
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Harmony is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Lone Pine
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lone Pine is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Hagarville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hagarville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagarville
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellsworth, with the one closest to Ellsworth listed first.
- Georgetown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Georgetown is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- London
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Augsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Augsburg is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augsburg
- Ross
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ross is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- North Dardanelle
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- North Dardanelle is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dardanelle
- Russellville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bernice
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bernice is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Silex
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Silex is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
- Taral
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Taral is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taral
- Center Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Center Valley is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Dover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pottsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pottsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,361 people
- Former names for Pottsville:
- Pott's Inn
- Pott's Station
- Holla Bend
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Holla Bend is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holla Bend
- Sebastian County
- Ursula
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ursula is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursula
- Yell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellsworth, with the one closest to Ellsworth listed first.
- Marvinville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Marvinville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvinville
- Havana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Belleville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Corinth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Corinth is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Chickalah
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Chickalah is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickalah
- Danville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Waltreak
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Waltreak is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltreak
- Dardanelle
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Briggsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Briggsville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
- Wing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Wing is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
- Centerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Petit Jean
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Petit Jean is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petit Jean
- Plainview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ellsworth, see our County-by-County Page for Ellsworth.
Cemeteries Near Ellsworth ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ellsworth.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Ellsworth - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ellsworth covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ellsworth, with the one closest to Ellsworth listed first.
- Wright Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ellsworth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Horn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Butler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Howard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Meinrads Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Guthrie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Benedict Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (387 more) ...
- Moore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tritt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- May Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
Ellsworth itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 25 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ellsworth, with the one closest to Ellsworth listed first.
- Prairie View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie View is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
- Corley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Corley is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Dublin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dublin is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Morrison Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Morrison Bluff is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
- Spadra
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Spadra is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spadra
- Montana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Montana is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana
- Paris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hartman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hartman is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Marvinville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Marvinville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvinville
- Coal Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Driggs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Driggs is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driggs
- Waveland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Waveland is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waveland
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Knoxville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Knoxville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
- Piney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Piney is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
- Clarksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ellsworth. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ellsworth.
Newspapers Published in Ellsworth ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 89 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ellsworth.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ellsworth, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ellsworth.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Ellsworth:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Logan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Johnson County
- Pope County
- Sebastian County
- Yell County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ellsworth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Ellsworth) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |