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:
39.6295, -85.8439
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 Shelby County<2>.
The county seat for Shelby County is located in Shelbyville. Shelbyville lies just to the south southeast 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 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Ellis Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ellis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Lisher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Lisher Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisher Cemetery
- Old Sugar Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Murnan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Murnan Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murnan Cemetery
- Doble Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Doble Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doble Cemetery
- The Doble Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dobel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84846 <5>
- Dake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Dake Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dake Cemetery
- House Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The House Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House Cemetery
- Pelham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Pelham Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Cummingham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cummingham Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingham Cemetery
- Mohr Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mohr Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohr Cemetery
- Francis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Francis Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Hough Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hough Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hough Cemetery
- Boggstown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gallagher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gallagher Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagher Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gallagher Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Boggstown.
- The Gallagher Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Boggstown Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85098 <5>
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Marion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Marion Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Cemetery
- New Palestine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Little Sugar Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Clover Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Clover Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Village
- Fairland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- London
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- London is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Boggstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Beech Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Beech Brook is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Brook
- Candleglo Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Candleglo Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candleglo Village
- Fountaintown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fountaintown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountaintown
- Brookfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Brookfield is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Hildebrand Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hildebrand Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildebrand Village
- New Palestine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Knighthood Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Knighthood Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knighthood Village
- Acton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Acton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Shelbyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morristown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Charlesmac Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Charlesmac Village is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesmac Village
- Needham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Riley Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Riley Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Village
- Rocklane
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rocklane is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklane
- Philadelphia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Philadelphia is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Urmeyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Urmeyville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urmeyville
- Gem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gem is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
- Rays Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rays Crossing is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Crossing
- Gwynneville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gwynneville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwynneville
- Spring Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Spring Lake is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Greenfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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 Shelby County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ellis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fairland
- Greenfield
- Morristown
- New Palestine
- Shelbyville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 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 Indiana:
- Pages specific to Shelby 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 #434107 (Ellis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #434107 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: Shelby
- Est. Elev: 241 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fountaintown
- Location given for Ellis Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.6294905 Lon: -85.843869
- 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 Indiana's counties, including Shelby, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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. |