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 ...
The Ellis Cemetery is located in Moultrie County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Ash Grove Cemetery
- The Ash Grove Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Grove Cemetery
- Bolin Cemetery
- The Bolin Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolin Cemetery
- Branch Side Cemetery
- The Branch Side Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Side Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Campground Cemetery
- The Campground Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campground Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Campground Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the southwest of Mattoon.
- The Campground Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Sawyer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1140184 <3>
- Cochran Cemetery
- The Cochran Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Cemetery
- Daugherty Cemetery
- The Daugherty Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daugherty Cemetery
- Dodge Grove Cemetery
- The Dodge Grove Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Grove Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- French Cemetery
- The French Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Cemetery
- Hilligoss Cemetery
- The Hilligoss Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilligoss Cemetery
- Illinois Masonic Home Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Jonathon Creek Cemetery
- Lynn Creek Cemetery
- The Lynn Creek Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Creek Cemetery
- Masonic Cemetery
- The Masonic Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
- Moberley Cemetery
- The Moberley Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moberley Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Old Baptist Cemetery
- The Old Baptist Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Baptist Cemetery
- Old Lynn Creek Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Purvis Cemetery
- The Purvis Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purvis Cemetery
- Sand Creek Cemetery
- The Sand Creek Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Templeton Cemetery
- The Templeton Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton Cemetery
- Wallis Cemetery
- The Wallis Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallis Cemetery
- Whitfield Cemetery
- The Whitfield Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield Cemetery
- Windsor Cemetery
- The Windsor Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Cemetery
- Zion Hill Cemetery
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- The Zion Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Paradise Cemetery
- Zion Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1792387 <3>
- Zoar Cemetery
- The Zoar Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Ellis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Allenville
- Allenville is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Arcola
- Arthur
- Cadwell
- Cadwell is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadwell
- Chesterville
- Chesterville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
- Coles
- Coles is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles
- Cooks Mills
- Cooks Mills is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
- Cushman
- Cushman is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
- Dorans
- Dorans is located in Coles County
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- Dunn
- Dunn is located in Moultrie County
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- Findlay
- Gays
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Humboldt
- Janesville
- Johnstown
- Johnstown is located in Cumberland County
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- Lerna
- Magnet
- Magnet is located in Coles County
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- Mattoon
- Middlesworth
- Middlesworth is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesworth
- Neoga
- Sexson Corner
- Sexson Corner is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexson Corner
- Strasburg
- Sullivan
- Trilla
- Trowbridge
- Trowbridge is located in Shelby County
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- Windsor
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 Moultrie County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ellis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arcola
- Arthur
- Findlay
- Lerna
- Mattoon
- Neoga
- Strasburg
- Sullivan
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Moultrie 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 #1721073 (Ellis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1721073 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: Moultrie
- Est. Elev: 200 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cooks Mills
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Moultrie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Ellis Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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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