A visit to the Ellis Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed 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 Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ellis Cemetery:
40.9361, -93.7419
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ellis Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ellis Cemetery is located in Clarke County<2>.
The county seat for Clarke County is located in Osceola. Osceola lies just to the north of the Ellis Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ellis Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Ellis Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ellis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Chaney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Chaney Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaney Cemetery
- Green Bay Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Green Bay Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay Cemetery
- Hebron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Kline Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Kline Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline Cemetery
- Van Wert Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Maple Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Osceola.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95393 <5>
- Lacelle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Lacelle Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacelle Cemetery
- Winters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Winters Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters Cemetery
- Metier Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Metier Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metier Cemetery
- Blair Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Blair Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Cemetery
- Smyrna Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
- Horton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Horton Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Clarke Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Clarke Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarke Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- McKee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The McKee Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee Cemetery
- Clinton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Clinton Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Doze Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Doze Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doze Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Woodburn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Woodburn Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ellis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ellis Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Green Bay ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Green Bay is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
- Weldon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Weldon is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Van Wert
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Van Wert is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Wert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Osceola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lacelle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lacelle is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacelle
- Le Roy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Le Roy is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14 people
- Woodburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Garden Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Garden Grove is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Leon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Humeston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Murray
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Murray is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
- Hopeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hopeville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Grand River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grand River is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Decatur City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Decatur City is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Derby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Derby is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Liberty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Liberty is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Lucas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lucas is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- New Virginia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Thayer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Thayer is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Beaconsfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Beaconsfield is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaconsfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Woodland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clarke County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ellis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Davis City
- Ellston
- Garden Grove
- Grand River
- Humeston
- Leon
- Lorimor
- Lucas
- Murray
- Osceola
- Truro
- Truro lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Ellis Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Truro.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truro
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 websites either 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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Clarke County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
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 Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1969813 (Ellis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1969813 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Clarke
- Est. Elev: 345 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Weldon
- Location given for Ellis Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.9361095 Lon: -93.7418864
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Iowa's counties, including Clarke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ellis Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |