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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 Ellis Prairie (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 Prairie. 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.

Name Variations for Ellis Prairie ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Ellis Prairie: Ellis Pr.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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.

Ellis Prairie is located in Texas County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Texas County: Dent, Douglas, Howell, Laclede, Phelps, Pulaski, Shannon & Wright.

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

  • Texas County     (The home county of Ellis Prairie)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellis Prairie, with the one closest to Ellis Prairie listed first.
    • Success
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bucyrus
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Hazelton ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Hazelton is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
    • Houston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Mineral Springs City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Mineral Springs City is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs City
    • Roby
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Roby is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roby
    • Huggins
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Huggins is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huggins
    • Licking
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Plato
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Simmons
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Simmons is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons
    • Raymondville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Bendavis
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Bendavis is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendavis
  • Dent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellis Prairie, with the one closest to Ellis Prairie listed first.
    • Coulstone
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Coulstone is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulstone
    • Lenox
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Lenox is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
    • Darien
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Darien is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
    • Jack
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jack is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
    • Jadwin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jadwin is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jadwin
    • Lecoma
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Lecoma is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecoma
  • Howell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellis Prairie, with the one closest to Ellis Prairie listed first.
    • Sterling ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Sterling is located in Howell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
    • Willow Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Laclede County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellis Prairie, with the one closest to Ellis Prairie listed first.
    • Lynchburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Lynchburg is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
    • Winnipeg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Winnipeg is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnipeg
    • Competition
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Competition is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competition
    • Falcon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Abo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Abo is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abo
  • Phelps County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellis Prairie, with the one closest to Ellis Prairie listed first.
    • Beulah
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Beulah is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
    • Duke
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Duke is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
    • Edgar Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pulaski County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellis Prairie, with the one closest to Ellis Prairie listed first.
    • Bloodland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Bloodland is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloodland
    • Saint Robert
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Laquey
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Laquey is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laquey
    • Devils Elbow
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Waynesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Shannon County
    • Akers
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Akers is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akers
  • Wright County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellis Prairie, with the one closest to Ellis Prairie listed first.
    • Astoria
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Astoria is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
    • Graff
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Graff is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graff
    • Green Mountain
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Green Mountain is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
    • Jerktail ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jerktail is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerktail
    • Mountain Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint George
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Saint George is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
    • Hartville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Norwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Ellis Prairie ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ellis Prairie.

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 Prairie - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Crane Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Emery Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Cavaness Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Burnett Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Hickory Ridge Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine Lawn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sliger Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Old Concord Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Foard Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Craddock Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (185 more) ...
    • Tuttle Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • White Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • County Farm Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Ellis Prairie had a population of 45 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Venable
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Venable is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venable
  • Success
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Plum Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Plum Valley is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Valley
  • Roubidoux
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Roubidoux is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roubidoux
  • Dykes
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Dykes is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
  • Pleasant Ridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Ridge is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
  • Houston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hazelton ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Hazelton is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
  • Roby
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Roby is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roby
  • Turley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Turley is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turley
  • Lundy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Lundy is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundy
  • Huggins
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Huggins is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huggins
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Bado
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Bado is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bado
    • Alice
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Alice is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
    • Samoa
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Samoa is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samoa

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

Newspapers Published in Ellis Prairie ...

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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ellis Prairie.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ellis Prairie, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ellis Prairie.

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

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

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>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 Prairie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Prairie) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.