Our Genealogy Helper
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 Ellis (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 Ellis. 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 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.
Ellis is located in Clinton County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clinton County: Boone, Carroll, Hamilton, Howard, Montgomery, Tippecanoe & Tipton.
Below are the counties that are near Ellis. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ellis:
- Clinton County (The home county of Ellis)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellis, with the one closest to Ellis listed first.
- Cambria
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cambria is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Beard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Beard is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard
- Sedalia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sedalia is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Geetingsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Geetingsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geetingsville
- Rossville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Middlefork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Middlefork is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
- Frankfort
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Michigantown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boyleston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Boyleston is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
- Edna Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Edna Mills is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna Mills
- Mulberry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Forest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Forest is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellis, with the one closest to Ellis listed first.
- Pike
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pike is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Thorntown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Elizaville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Elizaville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizaville
- Hazelrigg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hazelrigg is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelrigg
- Stringtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Stringtown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Northfield Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Northfield Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Village
- Ulen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ulen is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Lebanon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Gadsden
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Gadsden is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Advance
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Advance is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
- Whitestown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Zionsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellis, with the one closest to Ellis listed first.
- Prince William
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Prince William is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince William
- Cutler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cutler is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutler
- Owasco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Owasco is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasco
- Burlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bringhurst
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bringhurst is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bringhurst
- Ockley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ockley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ockley
- Pyrmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pyrmont is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyrmont
- Radnor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Radnor is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor
- Flora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Camden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Deer Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Deer Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Delphi
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellis, with the one closest to Ellis listed first.
- Young America
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Young America is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young America
- Deacon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Deacon is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon
- Galveston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clymers
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Clymers is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clymers
- Walton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dunkirk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Dunkirk is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
- Lake Cicott
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lake Cicott is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cicott
- Logansport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Onward
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Onward is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellis, with the one closest to Ellis listed first.
- Ekin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ekin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekin
- Sheridan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bakers Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bakers Corner is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Corner
- Atlanta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hortonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hortonville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Eagletown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eagletown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Arcadia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cicero
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Westfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellis, with the one closest to Ellis listed first.
- Shanghai
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shanghai is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai
- Russiaville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Judson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Judson is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- West Middleton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- West Middleton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middleton
- Alto
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Alto is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Indian Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Indian Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Heights
- Kokomo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Oakford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Oakford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakford
- Hemlock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hemlock is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Cassville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cassville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Vermont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Vermont is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont
- Guy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Guy is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellis, with the one closest to Ellis listed first.
- Miami
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bunker Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Loree
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Loree is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loree
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellis, with the one closest to Ellis listed first.
- Bowers
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bowers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Darlington
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Darlington is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Linden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Shannondale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Shannondale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannondale
- Garfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Garfield is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Cherry Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- New Richmond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Smartsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Smartsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartsburg
- Mace
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mace is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace
- New Ross
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Crawfordsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tippecanoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellis, with the one closest to Ellis listed first.
- Dayton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Clarks Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Buck Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stockwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stockwell is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockwell
- Americus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Americus is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Delp
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Delp is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delp
- Gladens Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Gladens Corner is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladens Corner
- Concord
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Lafayette
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Battle Ground
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Elston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Elston is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elston
- Indian Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Indian Village is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellis, with the one closest to Ellis listed first.
- Kempton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Kempton is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Groomsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Groomsville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groomsville
- Goldsmith
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Goldsmith is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
- Jericho ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jericho is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Sharpsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- East Union
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Union is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Tipton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Nevada
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Nevada is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Windfall City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Windfall City is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
- Windfall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hobbs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellis, with the one closest to Ellis listed first.
- Springboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Springboro is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springboro
- Brookston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Burnettsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Burnettsville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnettsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Idaville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Idaville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Chalmers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chalmers is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalmers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
- Monticello
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Norway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Norway is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ellis, see our County-by-County Page for Ellis.
Cemeteries Near Ellis ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ellis.
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 Ellis - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ellis covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ellis, with the one closest to Ellis listed first.
- Kilmore UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmore UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Kilmore UMC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the north of Frankfort.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #553744 <3>
- Old Chaney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Church Cemetery
- The Hopewell Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hopewell Cemetery
- Hiner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Latshaw Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Layton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hye Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bunnell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brandon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Grays Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bennett Easterly Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (310 more) ...
- Providence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old South Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Old Whiteman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Ellis in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ellis.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ellis, with the one closest to Ellis listed first.
- Moran
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Moran is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran
- Cambria
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cambria is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Beard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Beard is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard
- Geetingsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Geetingsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geetingsville
- Sedalia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sedalia is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Avery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Avery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Rossville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Frankfort
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Michigantown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Middlefork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Middlefork is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
- Jefferson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Cutler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cutler is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutler
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mulberry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Boyleston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Boyleston is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
- Owasco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Owasco is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasco
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ellis. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ellis.
Newspapers Published in Ellis ...
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 86 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ellis.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ellis, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ellis.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Ellis:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Clinton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Carroll County
- Cass County
- Hamilton County
- Howard County
- Miami County
- Montgomery County
- Tippecanoe County
- Tipton County
- White County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Ellis) 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. |
| <4> | 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 Ellis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |