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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 Ellmaker (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 Ellmaker. 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 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.

Ellmaker is located in Jefferson County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jefferson County: Davis, Henry, Keokuk, Van Buren, Wapello & Washington.

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

  • Jefferson County     (The home county of Ellmaker)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellmaker, with the one closest to Ellmaker listed first.
    • Libertyville
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
      • Libertyville is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
    • Batavia
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Fairfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Maharishi Vedic City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maharishi Vedic City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maharishi Vedic City
      • Maharishi Vedic City is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
    • Abingdon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
      • Abingdon is located in Jefferson County
    • Packwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwood
      • Packwood is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
    • Linby
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linby
      • Linby is located in Jefferson County
    • Perlee
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Perlee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perlee
      • Perlee is located in Jefferson County
    • Pekin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pekin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
      • Pekin is located in Jefferson County
    • Glasgow
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glasgow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
      • Glasgow is located in Jefferson County
    • Pleasant Plain
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plain
      • Pleasant Plain is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
    • Lockridge
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockridge
      • Lockridge is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lockridge <1>
  • Davis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellmaker, with the one closest to Ellmaker listed first.
    • Chequest
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chequest. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chequest
      • Chequest is located in Davis County
    • Floris
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
      • Floris is located in Davis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
    • Carbon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carbon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
      • Carbon is located in Davis County
    • Pulaski
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pulaski have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
      • Pulaski is located in Davis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
    • Bloomfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Drakesville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Stiles
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stiles. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
      • Stiles is located in Davis County
    • Paris
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
      • Paris is located in Davis County
    • Savannah
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Savannah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
      • Savannah is located in Davis County
    • West Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grove
      • West Grove is located in Davis County
  • Henry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellmaker, with the one closest to Ellmaker listed first.
    • Rome
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rome have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
      • Rome is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
    • Hillsboro
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
      • Hillsboro is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
    • Westwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
      • Westwood is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Oakland Mills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Mills
      • Oakland Mills is located in Henry County
    • Salem
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Salem is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <1>
    • Wayland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
      • Wayland is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayland <1>
    • Mount Pleasant
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Swedesburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedesburg
      • Swedesburg is located in Henry County
    • Olds
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olds
      • Olds is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
  • Keokuk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellmaker, with the one closest to Ellmaker listed first.
    • Ollie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ollie
      • Ollie is located in Keokuk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
    • Richland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Martinsburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
      • Martinsburg is located in Keokuk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Hedrick
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hedrick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
      • Hedrick is located in Keokuk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
    • Hayesville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
      • Hayesville is located in Keokuk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
    • Talleyrand
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talleyrand
      • Talleyrand is located in Keokuk County
    • Sigourney
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sigourney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigourney
      • Sigourney is located in Keokuk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,980 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sigourney <1>
    • Harper
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harper have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
      • Harper is located in Keokuk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Keota
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Delta
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
      • Delta is located in Keokuk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellmaker, with the one closest to Ellmaker listed first.
    • Big Mound
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Mound
      • Big Mound is located in Lee County
    • Russellville ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
      • Russellville is located in Lee County
      • Russellville has also been known as:
      • Doantown
    • White Lane ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lane
      • White Lane is located in Lee County
    • Houghton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton
      • Houghton is located in Lee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
    • Mount Hamill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hamill
      • Mount Hamill is located in Lee County
      • Former names for Mount Hamill:
      • Courtwright
      • Hamill
    • Primrose
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
      • Primrose is located in Lee County
  • Mahaska County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellmaker, with the one closest to Ellmaker listed first.
    • Fremont
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
      • Cedar is located in Mahaska County
    • Exeelsior
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Exeelsior. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeelsior
      • Exeelsior is located in Mahaska County
    • Wright
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
      • Wright is located in Mahaska County
  • Van Buren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellmaker, with the one closest to Ellmaker listed first.
    • Selma
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
      • Selma is located in Van Buren County
    • Douds
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douds
      • Douds is located in Van Buren County
    • Leando
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leando
      • Leando is located in Van Buren County
    • Birmingham
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birmingham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
      • Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
    • Kilbourn
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourn
      • Kilbourn is located in Van Buren County
    • Stockport
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Keosauqua
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Milton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Milton is located in Van Buren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <1>
    • Cantril
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cantril have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantril
      • Cantril is located in Van Buren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cantril <1>
    • Bonaparte
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonaparte have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonaparte
      • Bonaparte is located in Van Buren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 405 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonaparte <1>
    • Mount Sterling
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Farmington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Wapello County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellmaker, with the one closest to Ellmaker listed first.
    • Eldon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Agency
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agency have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agency
      • Agency is located in Wapello County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agency <1>
    • Competine
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competine
      • Competine is located in Wapello County
    • Cliffland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffland
      • Cliffland is located in Wapello County
    • East Ottumwa
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Ottumwa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ottumwa
      • East Ottumwa is located in Wapello County
    • Dahlonega
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlonega
      • Dahlonega is located in Wapello County
    • Highland Center
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Center
      • Highland Center is located in Wapello County
    • Ottumwa
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Kirkville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirkville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
      • Kirkville is located in Wapello County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
    • Chillicothe
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chillicothe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chillicothe
      • Chillicothe is located in Wapello County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
    • Dudley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
      • Dudley is located in Wapello County
    • Blakesburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellmaker, with the one closest to Ellmaker listed first.
    • Rubio
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rubio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubio
      • Rubio is located in Washington County
    • Brighton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Coppock
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coppock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppock
      • Coppock is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
    • West Chester
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
      • West Chester is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
    • Washington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Clark County (MO)
    • Acasto
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acasto
      • Acasto is located in Clark County (MO)

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

Cemeteries Near Ellmaker ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ellmaker.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • McCleary Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCleary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCleary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Smith Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gregg Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gregg Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gregg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brethren Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brethren Cemetery
    • The Brethren Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Dunkard Cemetery
  • Cedar Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Long Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gonferman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gonferman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gonferman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • County Poor Farm Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Poor Farm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Poor Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Coon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Batavia City Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Batavia City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Batavia City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gantz Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gantz Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gantz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Winsell Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Steele Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Steele Cemetery
      • The Steele Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Covenantor Cemetery
      • Convenantor - Cumberland - Steele Cemetery
      • Steele Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2129732 <4>
    • Memorial Lawn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Lawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

While we didn't find Ellmaker in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ellmaker.

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

  • Libertyville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
    • Libertyville is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
  • Batavia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Brookville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
    • Brookville is located in Jefferson County
  • Fairfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Selma
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
    • Selma is located in Van Buren County
  • Collett
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett
    • Collett is located in Jefferson County
  • Eldon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Abingdon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
    • Abingdon is located in Jefferson County
  • Leando
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leando
    • Leando is located in Van Buren County
  • Birmingham
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birmingham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
    • Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
  • Bladensburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bladensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladensburg
    • Bladensburg is located in Wapello County
  • Beckwith
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beckwith have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
    • Beckwith is located in Jefferson County
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    • Packwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwood
      • Packwood is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
    • Agency
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agency have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agency
      • Agency is located in Wapello County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agency <1>
    • Winchester
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
      • Winchester is located in Van Buren County

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

Newspapers Published in Ellmaker ...

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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ellmaker.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ellmaker, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ellmaker.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Ellmaker:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ellmaker. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

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 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.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Ellmaker, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Ellmaker) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ellmaker. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9728, Longitude: -92.0827       In this case, the coordinates for Ellmaker have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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