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:
42.4934, -85.1361
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 Barry County<2>.
The county seat for Barry County is located in Hastings. Hastings lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northwest 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 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Ellis Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ellis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Assyria Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Assyria Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assyria Cemetery
- Quaker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Quaker Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Cemetery
- Wilcox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Wilcox Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox Cemetery
- Checkered Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Checkered Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Checkered Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Follett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Follett Cemetery is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Follett Cemetery
- German Evangelical Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dowling Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Dowling Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling Cemetery
- Iden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Iden Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iden Cemetery
- Bellevue Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bellevue Cemetery is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue Cemetery
- Mason Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mason Cemetery is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Barryville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Barryville Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barryville Cemetery
- West Pennfield 'Hicks' Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The West Pennfield 'Hicks' Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pennfield 'Hicks' Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the West Pennfield 'Hicks' Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Pennfield.
- The West Pennfield 'Hicks' Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hicks Cemetery
- Hicks / West Pennfield Cemetery
- Pennfield Charter Twp. Hicks Cemetery
- West Pennfield Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #171020 <5>
- Kalamo Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Kalamo Cemetery is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamo Cemetery
- Nashville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Nashville Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville Cemetery
- Striker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Striker Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Striker Cemetery
- Banfield Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Banfield Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banfield Cemetery
- Bedford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Bedford Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Cemetery
- Spaulding Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Spaulding Cemetery is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 33 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:
- Maple Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Maple Grove is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Bellevue
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dowling
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dowling is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
- Nashville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Banfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Banfield is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banfield
- Bedford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pennfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pennfield is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennfield
- Morgan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Morgan is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Carlisle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carlisle is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Cedar Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cedar Creek is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Ainger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ainger is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainger
- Vermontville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Level Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Level Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Park
- Oak Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Verona Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Verona Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona Park
- Olivet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hickory Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Springfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Battle Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Brownlee Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Brownlee Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee Park
- Chester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chester is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Hastings
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cloverdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cloverdale is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Delton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Highland Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Park is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- South Gull Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Gull Lake is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gull Lake
- Yorkville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkville is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Augusta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Custer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Custer is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Custer
- Former name for Fort Custer:
- Camp Custer
- Beadle Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Beadle Lake is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beadle Lake
- Ceresco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ceresco is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceresco
- Stalls Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stalls Corner is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stalls Corner
- Gresham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gresham is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
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 Barry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ellis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Augusta
- Battle Creek
- Bellevue
- Ceresco
- Delton
- Fort Custer
- Hastings
- Nashville
- Olivet
- Vermontville
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 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 Michigan:
- Pages specific to Barry 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 #625483 (Ellis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #625483 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: Barry
- Est. Elev: 287 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bedford
- Location given for Ellis Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.4933701 Lon: -85.1361089
- 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 Michigan's counties, including Barry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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'. |
| <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. |