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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 Ellington (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 Ellington. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

Ellington is located in Reynolds County.

To see how the shape of Missouri's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Reynolds County: Carter, Dent, Iron, Shannon & Wayne.

Below are the counties that are near Ellington. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ellington:

  • Reynolds County     (The home county of Ellington)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellington, with the one closest to Ellington listed first.
    • Fruit City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruit City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit City
      • Fruit City is located in Reynolds County
    • Redford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redford
      • Redford is located in Reynolds County
    • Corridon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corridon
      • Corridon is located in Reynolds County
    • Reynolds
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
      • Reynolds is located in Reynolds County
    • Centerville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Centerville is located in Reynolds County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <2>
    • Bee Fork
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Fork
      • Bee Fork is located in Reynolds County
    • Lesterville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Black
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Greeley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
      • Greeley is located in Reynolds County
    • Oates
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oates
      • Oates is located in Reynolds County
    • Munger
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munger
      • Munger is located in Reynolds County
  • Carter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellington, with the one closest to Ellington listed first.
    • Van Buren
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Buren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
      • Van Buren is located in Carter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 798 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Buren <2>
    • Chicopee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
      • Chicopee is located in Carter County
    • Fremont
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fremont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
      • Fremont is located in Carter County
    • Ellsinore
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellsinore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsinore
      • Ellsinore is located in Carter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellsinore <2>
    • Grandin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandin
      • Grandin is located in Carter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
  • Dent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellington, with the one closest to Ellington listed first.
    • Bunker
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bunker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker
      • Bunker is located in Dent County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunker <2>
    • Boss
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boss have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss
      • Boss is located in Dent County
  • Iron County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellington, with the one closest to Ellington listed first.
    • Vulcan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vulcan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
      • Vulcan is located in Iron County
    • Annapolis
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annapolis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
      • Annapolis is located in Iron County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annapolis <2>
    • Des Arc
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Arc
      • Des Arc is located in Iron County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
    • Sabula
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabula
      • Sabula is located in Iron County
    • Chloride
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chloride
      • Chloride is located in Iron County
    • Glover
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
      • Glover is located in Iron County
    • Bixby
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bixby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixby
      • Bixby is located in Iron County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bixby <2>
    • Arcadia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcadia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
      • Arcadia is located in Iron County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcadia <2>
  • Madison County
    • Saco
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
      • Saco is located in Madison County
  • Shannon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellington, with the one closest to Ellington listed first.
    • Eminence
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eminence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
      • Eminence is located in Shannon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 581 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eminence <2>
    • Round Spring
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Spring
      • Round Spring is located in Shannon County
    • Winona
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
      • Winona is located in Shannon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winona <2>
    • Alley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alley
      • Alley is located in Shannon County
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellington, with the one closest to Ellington listed first.
    • Piedmont
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Mill Spring
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Spring
      • Mill Spring is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
    • Brunot
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunot
      • Brunot is located in Wayne County
    • Patterson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Dees Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dees Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dees Town
      • Dees Town is located in Wayne County
    • Lodi
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lodi have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
      • Lodi is located in Wayne County
    • Silva
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silva
      • Silva is located in Wayne County
    • Greenville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
      • Greenville is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <2>
    • Williamsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
      • Williamsville is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsville <2>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ellington, see our County-by-County Page for Ellington.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Ellington ...

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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ellington.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Ellington. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Ellington and those printed in the larger area surrounding Ellington.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> of Ellington.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Ellington:

Cemeteries Near Ellington ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ellington.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ellington covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ellington, with the one closest to Ellington listed first.

  • Pratt Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pratt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pratt Cemetery
  • Ellington City Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Ratliff Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ratliff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ratliff Cemetery
  • Newton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newton Cemetery
  • Imboden Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Imboden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Imboden Cemetery
  • Chitwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chitwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chitwood Cemetery
  • Dickson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dickson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dickson Cemetery
  • Ellington Memorial Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Morris Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morris Cemetery
  • Upper Doe Run Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Upper Doe Run Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Upper Doe Run Cemetery
  • Pumpkin Hollow Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pumpkin Hollow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pumpkin Hollow Cemetery
  • Burnham Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burnham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burnham Cemetery
  • Continue List   (238 more) ...
    • Smith Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Bethlehem Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
    • Santhuff Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Santhuff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Santhuff Cemetery

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.<5>

While we didn't find Ellington in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ellington.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Ellington, with the one closest to Ellington listed first.

  • Alamode ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alamode have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamode
    • Alamode is located in Reynolds County
  • Redford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redford
    • Redford is located in Reynolds County
  • Van Buren
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Buren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
    • Van Buren is located in Carter County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 798 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Buren <2>
  • Bee Fork
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Fork
    • Bee Fork is located in Reynolds County
  • Gads Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gads Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gads Hill
    • Gads Hill is located in Wayne County
  • Piedmont
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Lesterville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Shawnee
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
    • Shawnee is located in Shannon County
  • Chicopee
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
    • Chicopee is located in Carter County
  • Vulcan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vulcan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
    • Vulcan is located in Iron County
  • Annapolis
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annapolis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
    • Annapolis is located in Iron County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annapolis <2>
  • Leeper
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leeper have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeper
    • Leeper is located in Wayne County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Des Arc
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Arc
      • Des Arc is located in Iron County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
    • Mill Spring
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Spring
      • Mill Spring is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
    • West Fork
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork
      • West Fork is located in Reynolds County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ellington. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ellington.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ellington. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ellington) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ellington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2365, Longitude: -90.9720       In this case, the coordinates for Ellington have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Ellington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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