A visit to the Ellison Ridge 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 Ellison Ridge Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ellison Ridge Cemetery:
33.0657, -88.8787
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ellison Ridge Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ellison Ridge Cemetery is located in Winston County<2>.
The county seat for Winston County is located in Louisville. Louisville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Ellison Ridge Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ellison Ridge Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Ellison Ridge Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ellison Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sardis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Kirk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Kirk Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk Cemetery
- Perkinsville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Perkinsville Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinsville Cemetery
- Choctaw Christian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Choctaw Christian Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Christian Cemetery
- The Choctaw Christian Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crystal Ridge Mennonite Cemetery
- Crystal Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The White Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Mt. Nebo Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Nebo Methodist Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nebo Methodist Cemetery
- The Mt. Nebo Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hemphill Cemetery
- New Prospect Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #59807 <5>
- Murphy Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Murphy Creek Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Creek Cemetery
- Good Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Whitehead Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Whitehead Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehead Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Higginbotham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Higginbotham Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginbotham Cemetery
- Ruff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Ruff Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruff Cemetery
- Fulton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Fulton Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton Cemetery
- Vernon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Vernon Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Cemetery
- Vernon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Vernon Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Warr Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Warr Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warr Cemetery
- Yellow Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Yellow Creek Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek Cemetery
- Sixteen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Sixteen Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixteen Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Ellison Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ellison Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Randalls Bluff ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Randalls Bluff is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalls Bluff
- Fearns Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fearns Springs is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearns Springs
- Hashuqua ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hashuqua is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hashuqua
- Handle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Handle is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
- Mashulaville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mashulaville is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashulaville
- Louisville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Noxapater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lynville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lynville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynville
- Bogue Chitto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
- Fairport ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairport is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Shuqualak
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Macon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Plattsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Plattsburg is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Brooksville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sturgis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crawford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ocobla
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ocobla is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocobla
- Bradley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bradley is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Hinze
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hinze is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
- Wahalak
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Wahalak is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahalak
- Longview
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Longview is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
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 Ellison Ridge Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Winston County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ellison Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ackerman
- Brooksville
- De Kalb
- Louisville
- Macon
- Philadelphia
- Plattsburg
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 Ellison Ridge Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Winston 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 Ellison Ridge Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #710035 (Ellison Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #710035 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: Winston
- Est. Elev: 165 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Boon
- Location given for Ellison Ridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.0656826 Lon: -88.8786668
- 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 Mississippi's counties, including Winston, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ellison Ridge 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. |