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Introduction ...

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 Ellenwood (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 Ellenwood. 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 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 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.

Ellenwood is primarily located in Clayton County. A portion of Ellenwood extends into DeKalb County.

To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clayton County: Fayette, Fulton, Henry, Rockdale & Spalding.

Below are the counties that are near Ellenwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ellenwood:

  • Clayton County     (The home county of Ellenwood)
  • Butts County
  • Cobb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellenwood, with the one closest to Ellenwood listed first.
    • Nelsons Ferry
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Nelsons Ferry is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,377 people
    • Brookside Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Brookside Village is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Village
    • Ivey Terrace
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Ivey Terrace is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey Terrace
      • Estimated population in 2019: 914 people
    • Gordon Woods
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Gordon Woods is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Woods
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,857 people
    • Vinings
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Knox Springs Estates
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Knox Springs Estates is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Springs Estates
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 69 people
    • Mableton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Furniture City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Furniture City is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniture City
    • Smyrna
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Austell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Blue Ridge Manor
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Blue Ridge Manor is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge Manor
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,461 people
    • Chattahoochee Heights
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Chattahoochee Heights is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattahoochee Heights
      • Estimated population in 2018: 3,207 people
  • Coweta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellenwood, with the one closest to Ellenwood listed first.
    • Senoia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jade Lake Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jade Lake Village is located in Coweta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jade Lake Village
    • Sharpsburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Turin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Haralson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • DeKalb County
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellenwood, with the one closest to Ellenwood listed first.
    • Flowers Estates
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Flowers Estates is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 8,325 people
    • Blair Heights
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Blair Heights is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Heights
      • Estimated population in 2019: 643 people
    • Lithia Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakeland Hills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Lakeland Hills is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Hills
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,282 people
    • Springwood Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Springwood Village is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Village
    • Windwood Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Windwood Village is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windwood Village
    • Douglasville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • White City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • White City is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellenwood, with the one closest to Ellenwood listed first.
    • Lafayette Estates
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Lafayette Estates is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 7,339 people
    • Franklin Farms
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Franklin Farms is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Farms
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,192 people
    • Blakely Woods
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Blakely Woods is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakely Woods
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,571 people
    • Winterthur Woods
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Fayetteville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Harp
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Keyland Woods
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Keyland Woods is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyland Woods
      • Estimated population in 2019: 332 people
    • McIntosh Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • McIntosh Village is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Village
    • Inman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Woolsey
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Woolsey is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
    • Fayette Villa Estates
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Fayette Villa Estates is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Villa Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 17,991 people
    • Tyrone Acres
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Tyrone Acres is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Acres
      • Estimated population in 2019: 7,506 people
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellenwood, with the one closest to Ellenwood listed first.
    • Doral Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Doral Park is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doral Park
      • Estimated population in 2019: 10,265 people
    • Blair Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Blair Village is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Village
    • Plunket Town
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Plunket Town is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plunket Town
    • Thomasville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Thomasville is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 18,518 people
    • Hapeville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • East Point
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Peoplestown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Sylvan Hills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Sylvan Hills is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Hills
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,463 people
    • College Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Cabbage Town
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Cabbage Town is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabbage Town
    • Fort McPherson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Biscayne Club
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Biscayne Club is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscayne Club
      • Estimated population in 2019: 274 people
  • Gwinnett County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellenwood, with the one closest to Ellenwood listed first.
    • Mountain Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Mountain Park is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
    • Norris Lake Shores
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Norris Lake Shores is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Lake Shores
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 59 people
    • Centerville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Danbury Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Danbury Village is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury Village
    • Stonemont
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Stonemont is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonemont
      • Estimated population in 2019: 6,281 people
    • Twin Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Twin Village is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Village
    • Lilburn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Berkshire ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Berkshire is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
      • Estimated population in 2019: 554 people
    • Luxomni
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Luxomni is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxomni
      • Estimated population in 2019: 514 people
    • Elmside Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Elmside Village is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmside Village
    • Norcross
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Snellville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Henry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellenwood, with the one closest to Ellenwood listed first.
    • Stockbridge North
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Stockbridge North is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge North
      • Estimated population in 2019: 29,904 people
    • Stockbridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Oakwood Manor
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Oakwood Manor is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Manor
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,156 people
    • Highland Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Highland Village is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
    • Tunis ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Tunis is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
      • Estimated population in 2019: 910 people
    • Whitehouse
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Whitehouse is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,792 people
    • Blacksville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Blacksville is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksville
    • McDonough
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hampton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Locust Grove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Newton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellenwood, with the one closest to Ellenwood listed first.
    • Salem Branch
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Salem Branch is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Branch
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 310 people
    • Salem Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Salem Village is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Village
    • Newton Woods
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Newton Woods is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Woods
      • Estimated population in 2019: 575 people
    • Porterdale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Oxford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Covington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Essex Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Essex Village is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Village
    • East Wood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • East Wood is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wood
      • Estimated population in 2019: 6,725 people
    • Dixie Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Dixie Village is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Village
    • Dixie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Paulding County
    • Indian Rose
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Indian Rose is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Rose
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,241 people
  • Pike County
    • Williamson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Rockdale County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellenwood, with the one closest to Ellenwood listed first.
    • Conyers
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Lakeview Estates
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lakeview Estates is located in Rockdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Estates
    • Milstead
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Milstead is located in Rockdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milstead
      • Estimated population in 2018: 39,217 people
    • Zingara
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Spalding County
  • Walton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellenwood, with the one closest to Ellenwood listed first.
    • Walnut Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Walnut Grove is located in Walton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
    • Youth
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jersey
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Split Silk
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ellenwood, see our County-by-County Page for Ellenwood.

Cemeteries Near Ellenwood ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ellenwood.

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 Ellenwood - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ellenwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ellenwood, with the one closest to Ellenwood listed first.

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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Ellenwood had a population of 75 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Ellenwood, with the one closest to Ellenwood listed first.

  • Rex
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Conley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Fay ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Fay is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fay
  • Stockbridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Constitution
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Constitution is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constitution
  • Panola
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Panola is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
  • Cornell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cornell is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
  • Riverdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jonesboro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Knob ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Knob is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
  • Snapfinger
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Snapfinger is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snapfinger
  • Hapeville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Roseland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Roseland is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
    • East Atlanta
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • East Atlanta is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Atlanta
    • Tunis ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Tunis is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
      • Estimated population in 2019: 910 people

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ellenwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ellenwood.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Ellenwood:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>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 Ellenwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.