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A visit to the Ellis Chapel Cemetery ...


The location of the Ellis Chapel Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Ellis Chapel Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ellis Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ellis Chapel Cemetery

Lat:   32.8907°   (32° 53' 26")

Lon:   -81.7534°   (-81° 45' 12")

The Ellis Chapel Cemetery is located in Screven County<2>.

The county seat for Screven County is located in Sylvania. Sylvania lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southeast of the Ellis Chapel Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Ellis Chapel Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Georgia:
  • Pages specific to Screven County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Ellis Chapel Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Ellis Chapel Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ellis Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Hiltonia
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Sardis
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Millhaven
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhaven
      • Millhaven is located in Screven County
    • Zeigler
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
      • Zeigler is located in Screven County
    • Girard
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Sylvania
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Perkins
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Millen
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Munnerlyn
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munnerlyn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munnerlyn
      • Munnerlyn is located in Burke County
    • Scarboro
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
      • Scarboro is located in Jenkins County
    • Emmalane
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmalane
      • Emmalane is located in Jenkins County
    • Rocky Ford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
      • Rocky Ford is located in Screven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Ford <4>
    • Continue List   (7 more) ...
      • Hattieville
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hattieville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
        • Hattieville is located in Barnwell County (SC)
      • Ogeechee ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogeechee
        • Ogeechee is located in Screven County
        • Former name for Ogeechee:
        • Oguchee
      • Cooperville
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperville
        • Cooperville is located in Screven County
      • Captolo
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Captolo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captolo
        • Captolo is located in Screven County
      • Martin
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Waynesboro
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Dover
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)

    For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

    Nearby communities with newspapers ...

    The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Ellis Chapel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Screven County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ellis Chapel Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Ellis Chapel Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ellis Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Screven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Antioch Christian Church Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hurst Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hurst Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hurst Cemetery is located in Screven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hurst Cemetery
    • Lovett Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Lovett Cemetery is located in Screven County
      • The Lovett Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Lovetts Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lovett Cemetery
    • Big Horse Creek Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Big Horse Creek Cemetery is located in Jenkins County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Big Horse Creek Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the west of Millen.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Horse Creek Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1973005 <6>
    • McDonald Baptist Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Old McCaannan Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jenkins Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jenkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Burke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jenkins Cemetery
    • Sardis Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sardis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sardis Cemetery is located in Burke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sardis Cemetery
    • Beech Branch Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beech Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beech Branch Cemetery is located in Burke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beech Branch Cemetery
    • Braggs Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Pfeiffer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Bascom Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bascom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bascom Cemetery is located in Screven County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bascom Cemetery
      • Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Green Fork Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Rocky Branch Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rocky Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Rocky Branch Cemetery is located in Jenkins County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rocky Branch Cemetery
      • Kelsey Baptist Church Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Waters Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Waters Cemetery is located in Screven County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waters Cemetery
      • Lewis Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lewis Cemetery is located in Screven County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Cemetery
      • Habersham Methodist Church Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Wesley UMC Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • St. Paul Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Burke County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
      • Bethlehem Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Burke County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

    Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

    We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Ellis Chapel Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #313923  (Ellis Chapel Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #313923 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Sardis
      • County: Screven         Elev: 60
      • Location given for GNIS #313923 (Ellis Chapel Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Screven, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Ellis Chapel Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8907, Longitude: -81.7534       In this case, the coordinates for the Ellis Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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.




 

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