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A visit to the Ellis Chapel Cemetery ...

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)<1>

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 .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Ellis Chapel Cemetery.<4>

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • 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
  • Antioch Christian Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hurst Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hurst Cemetery
    • 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
  • Lovett Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lovett Cemetery
    • The Lovett Cemetery is located in Screven County
    • The Lovett Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Lovetts Cemetery
  • Big Horse Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Horse Creek Cemetery
    • 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1973005 <5>
  • McDonald Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Old McCaannan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old McCaannan Cemetery
    • The Old McCaannan Cemetery is located in Burke County
  • Jenkins Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jenkins Cemetery
    • 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
  • Sardis Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sardis Cemetery
    • 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
  • Beech Branch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beech Branch Cemetery
    • 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
  • Braggs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Pfeiffer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Bascom Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bascom Cemetery
      • 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
    • Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Green Fork Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Fork Cemetery
      • The Green Fork Cemetery is located in Jenkins County
    • Rocky Branch Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rocky Branch Cemetery
      • 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
    • Kelsey Baptist Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Waters Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waters Cemetery
      • 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
    • Lewis Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Cemetery
      • 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
    • Habersham Methodist Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Sand Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Sand Hill Baptist Church Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Sand Hill Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Jenkins County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sand Hill Baptist Church Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the west of Millen.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2442359 <5>
    • Wesley UMC Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wesley UMC Cemetery
      • The Wesley UMC Cemetery is located in Screven County
    • St. Paul Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
      • 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
    • Bethlehem Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
      • 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

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

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: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Munnerlyn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • 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 <7>
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Hattieville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hattieville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • 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: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Captolo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • 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.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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:

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 obstructions 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 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.
<5>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.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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