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:
37.7364, -91.4090
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 Dent County<2>.
The county seat for Dent County is located in Salem. Salem lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southwest 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 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Ellis Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ellis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pryor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Pryor Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryor Cemetery
- Cooksey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Cooksey Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksey Cemetery
- Cotner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Cotner Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotner Cemetery
- Dent Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Dent Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dent Cemetery
- Pinto Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pinto Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinto Cemetery
- Maledy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Maledy Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maledy Cemetery
- Delcour Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Delcour Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delcour Cemetery
- Fraser Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Fraser Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraser Cemetery
- Lay Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Lay Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lay Cemetery
- Hutson - Walker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Roberts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Taff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Taff Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taff Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Cook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Cavanaugh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Cavanaugh Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavanaugh Cemetery
- Gibbs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Gibbs Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Cemetery
- Hight Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hight Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hight Cemetery
- Mounce Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mounce Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounce Cemetery
- Kittenger Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Kittenger Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittenger Cemetery
- Wesco Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Wesco Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesco Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Barnes Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Salem.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #27474 <5>
- Northlawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Northlawn Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlawn Cemetery
- Bowers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Bowers Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Ellis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ellis Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sligo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sligo is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Cook Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cook Station is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Station
- Howes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Howes is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes
- Wesco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wesco is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesco
- Salem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cherryville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Doss
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Doss is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss
- Dillard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dillard is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
- Boss
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Boss is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss
- Davisville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jack
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jack is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Viburnum
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Czar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Czar is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Czar
- Lake Spring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lake Spring is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
- Bixby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sankey ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sankey is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sankey
- Steelville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Darien
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Darien is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
- Elaver
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elaver is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elaver
- Midland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Midland is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Lecoma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lecoma is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecoma
- Jadwin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jadwin is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jadwin
- Greeley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Greeley is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
- Good Water
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Good Water is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Water
- Lenox
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lenox is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
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 Dent County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ellis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Salem
- Steelville
- Viburnum
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Missouri:
- Pages specific to Dent 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 #753947 (Ellis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #753947 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: Dent
- Est. Elev: 306 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Short Bend
- Location given for Ellis Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.7364332 Lon: -91.4090329
- 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 Missouri's counties, including Dent, 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 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. |