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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 Ellisville (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 Ellisville. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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.

Ellisville is located in Fulton County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fulton County: Knox, Mason, McDonough, Peoria, Schuyler, Tazewell & Warren.

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

  • Fulton County     (The home county of Ellisville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellisville, with the one closest to Ellisville listed first.
    • Babylon
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Babylon is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babylon
    • Blyton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Blyton is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blyton
    • Bybee
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Bybee is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bybee
    • London Mills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Checkrow
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Checkrow is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Checkrow
    • Fairview
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Avon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Fiatt
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Marietta
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Smithfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Cuba
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Cuba is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,149 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <1>
    • Brereton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Brereton is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brereton
  • Henderson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellisville, with the one closest to Ellisville listed first.
    • Raritan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Raritan is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raritan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
    • Media
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Media is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Media
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellisville, with the one closest to Ellisville listed first.
    • Saint Augustine
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • De Long
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • De Long is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Long
    • Maquon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Abingdon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Gilson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Yates City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Knoxville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • East Galesburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • East Galesburg is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Galesburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
    • Knox
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Knox is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
    • Appleton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Appleton is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
    • Galesburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Dahinda
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mason County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellisville, with the one closest to Ellisville listed first.
    • Buzzville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Buzzville is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzville
    • Goofy Ridge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Goofy Ridge is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goofy Ridge
    • Havana
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Topeka
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Forest City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Forest City is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
    • Manito
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Union
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Union is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • McDonough County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellisville, with the one closest to Ellisville listed first.
    • Prairie City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Prairie City is located in McDonough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
    • Bushnell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • New Philadelphia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • New Philadelphia is located in McDonough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Philadelphia
    • Bardolph
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Adair
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Good Hope
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • East Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • East Village is located in McDonough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
    • Lamone Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Lamone Village is located in McDonough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamone Village
    • Macomb
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Macomb is located in McDonough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,206 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macomb <1>
    • University Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • University Village is located in McDonough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
    • Sciota
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Industry
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Peoria County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellisville, with the one closest to Ellisville listed first.
    • Elmwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Trivoli
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Glasford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Brimfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hanna City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Kingston Mines
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Elmore
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Elmore is located in Peoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
    • Laura
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Edwards
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Mapleton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Tazewell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellisville, with the one closest to Ellisville listed first.
    • Radville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Radville is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radville
    • Talbott
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Talbott is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbott
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellisville, with the one closest to Ellisville listed first.
    • Berwick
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Youngstown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Youngstown is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
    • Roseville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Cameron
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Surrey
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Surrey is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surrey
    • Utah
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Utah is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utah
    • Monmouth
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Smithshire
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Kirkwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Gerlaw
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Shanghai City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Shanghai City is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai City

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

Cemeteries Near Ellisville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ellisville.

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

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

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

  • Ellisville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Landon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Wiley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wiley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Blyton.
    • The Wiley Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Wiley Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1615574 <2>
  • Dickson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Flake Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Heartley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Markley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Beer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Virgil Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Guernsey Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (355 more) ...
    • Peirsol Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rigdon Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Coal Creek Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)

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 Ellisville had a population of 255 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Ellisville had a population of 90 people.

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

  • Babylon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Babylon is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babylon
  • Blyton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Blyton is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blyton
  • Manley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Manley is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley
  • Bybee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Bybee is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bybee
  • London Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Fairview
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Avon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Fiatt
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Augustine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Hermon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Hermon is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermon
  • Prairie City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Prairie City is located in McDonough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
  • Marietta
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Seville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Seville is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seville
    • Rapatee
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Rapatee is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapatee
    • Smithfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Ellisville ...

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 137 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ellisville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ellisville, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ellisville.

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 helpful 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 Ellisville:

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 Ellisville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ellisville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.