A visit to the Whitby - 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 Whitby - Ellis Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Whitby - Ellis Cemetery:
37.9164, -91.0696
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Whitby - Ellis Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Whitby - Ellis Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Potosi. Potosi lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east of the Whitby - Ellis Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Whitby - Ellis Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Whitby - Ellis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dobkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cresswell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Cresswell Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresswell Cemetery
- Courtois Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Courtois Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtois Cemetery
- Haffer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Haffer Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haffer Cemetery
- Lost Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Lost Creek Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Skaggs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Skaggs Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggs Cemetery
- Dodkin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Dodkin Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodkin Cemetery
- Palmer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
- Blount Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Blount Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blount Cemetery
- Grassy Hollow Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Metcalf Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Metcalf Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Coleman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- Keener Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Keener Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener Cemetery
- Coleman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- Sitton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Sitton Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitton Cemetery
- White Oak Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wilson Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Wilson Family Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Family Cemetery
- Shirley Union Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Silvey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Silvey Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvey Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Whitby - Ellis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Whitby - Ellis Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Berryman
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Berryman is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryman
- Davisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Scotia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Scotia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
- Czar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Czar is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Czar
- Elaver
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Elaver is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elaver
- Cherryville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Horton Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Horton Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Town
- Sunlight
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sunlight is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunlight
- Fourche a Renault ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fourche a Renault is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche a Renault
- Dillard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dillard is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
- Viburnum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Good Water
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Good Water is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Water
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Belgrade
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Aptus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Aptus is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aptus
- Midland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Midland is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Potosi
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sankey ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sankey is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sankey
- Steelville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bixby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Leasburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mineral Point is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Old Mines
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Old Mines is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mines
- Sligo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sligo is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Boss
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Boss is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss
- Caseyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Caseyville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
- Caledonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Cloud
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Cloud is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Summit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Mud Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mud Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Town
- Bourbon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
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 Whitby - Ellis Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Whitby - Ellis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bourbon
- Caledonia
- Potosi
- Steelville
- Viburnum
Websites to help with your 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Whitby - Ellis Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Whitby - Ellis Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1759791 (Whitby-Ellis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1759791 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 237 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Berryman
- Location given for Whitby-Ellis Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.9164347 Lon: -91.0695803
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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 Washington, 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- Whitby - 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. |