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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Ellis. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Ellis to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ellis, 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 Ellis (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 Ellis. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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 Ellis is historic, it would have been located within present day San Joaquin County.
To see how the shape of California's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of San Joaquin County: Alameda, Amador, Calaveras, Contra Costa, Sacramento, Santa Clara & Stanislaus.
Below are the counties that are near Ellis. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ellis:
- San Joaquin County (The home county of Ellis)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellis, with the one closest to Ellis listed first.
- Tracy
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Tracy is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,025 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tracy <2>
- Wainwright Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wainwright Village is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wainwright Village
- Lyoth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lyoth is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyoth
- Banta
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Carnegie ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carnegie is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie
- Vernalis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lathrop
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Manteca
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Holt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- French Camp
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Manteca Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Manteca Junction is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteca Junction
- Taft Mosswood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Taft Mosswood is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft Mosswood
- Ortega ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ortega is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortega
- Alameda County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellis, with the one closest to Ellis listed first.
- Tesla ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tesla is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tesla
- Altamont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Altamont is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Laddville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Laddville is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddville
- Livermore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasanton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Komandorski Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Komandorski Village is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Komandorski Village
- Scotts Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Scotts Corner is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
- Sunol
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dublin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- San Ramon Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- San Ramon Village is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Ramon Village
- Contra Costa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellis, with the one closest to Ellis listed first.
- Byron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Discovery Bay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bixler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bixler is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
- Brentwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Knightsen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Island
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tassajara
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Tassajara is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tassajara
- Oakley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Marsh Creek Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Marsh Creek Springs is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Creek Springs
- Blackhawk - Camino Tassajara
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Blackhawk
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Blackhawk is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhawk
- Antioch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Empire ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Empire is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Santa Clara County
- East Foothills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Foothills is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Foothills
- Stanislaus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellis, with the one closest to Ellis listed first.
- Grayson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Grayson is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Westley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Tuolumne City ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tuolumne City is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuolumne City
- Salida
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Riverdale Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Riverdale Park is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale Park
- Del Rio
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Del Rio is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Rio
- Stewart
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Stewart is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- West Modesto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- West Modesto is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Modesto
- Patterson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Modesto
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bret Harte
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bret Harte is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bret Harte
- Bystrom
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bystrom is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bystrom
- Shackelford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Shackelford is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackelford
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ellis, see our County-by-County Page for Ellis.
Cemeteries Near Ellis ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ellis.
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 Ellis - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ellis covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ellis, with the one closest to Ellis listed first.
- Tracy Public Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Brichetto Tomb
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brichetto Tomb
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brichetto Tomb is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<4> to the south of Tracy.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7862 <3>
- East Union Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Congregation Adas Yeshuran of Stockton Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ahayas Achim Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Congregation of Ahavas Achim Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chinese Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinese Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chinese Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Stockton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7905 <3>
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Park View Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Byron Brentwood Knightson Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Union Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Brentwood.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #188400 <3>
- Roselawn Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (33 more) ...
- Grayson Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ripon Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Atlanta Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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.
Ellis itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ellis, with the one closest to Ellis listed first.
- Tracy
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Tracy is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,025 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tracy <2>
- Banta
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Midway
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Yarmouth ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Yarmouth is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarmouth
- Vernalis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lathrop
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Byron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- French Camp
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Livermore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Westley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Grayson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Grayson is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Ripon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ripon is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,774 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripon <2>
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Stockton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Atlanta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Atlanta is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
- Brentwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ellis. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ellis.
Newspapers Published in Ellis ...
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 157 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ellis.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ellis, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ellis.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Ellis:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to San Joaquin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alameda County
- Contra Costa County
- Santa Clara County
- Stanislaus County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for California
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 Ellis, 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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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- Ellis) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |