A visit to the Ellen 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 Ellen Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ellen Cemetery:
36.0273, -77.8502
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ellen Cemetery has been estimated.<1> - use with caution.
The Ellen Cemetery is located in Nash County<2>.
The county seat for Nash County is located in Nashville. Nashville lies just to the west southwest of the Ellen Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ellen Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Ellen Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ellen Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Whitley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Whitley Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitley Cemetery
- Brake Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Brake Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brake Cemetery
- Rocky Mount Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Drake Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hilliard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hilliard Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliard Cemetery
- Red Oak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Red Oak Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak Cemetery
- May Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The May Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Cemetery
- Whitfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Whitfield Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield Cemetery
- Coley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Coley Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coley Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Vaughan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Vaughan Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan Cemetery
- Hales Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hales Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Cemetery
- Capps Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Capps Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps Cemetery
- Hunt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hunt Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Cemetery
- Harper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
- Braswell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Braswell Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell Cemetery
- Manns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Manns Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Cemetery
- Hilliard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hilliard Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliard Cemetery
- Griffin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
- Griffin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ellen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ellen Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dortches
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dortches is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dortches
- Population from the 2020 Census: 964 people
- Drake
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Drake is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- North Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Green is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Green
- Gold Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Red Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Red Oak is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
- Halifax Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Halifax Crossing is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax Crossing
- Regency Estates
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Regency Estates is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Estates
- Westry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Battleboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Snells Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Snells Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snells Crossroads
- Rocky Mount
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hilliardston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hilliardston is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliardston
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Nashville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Easonburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Easonburg is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easonburg
- Hickory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dukes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Corinth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Corinth is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Langley Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Langley Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley Crossroads
- Ashburk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ashburk is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburk
- Taylors Store
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Joyners Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Joyners Crossing is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyners Crossing
- Whitakers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Taylor Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Batchelor Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Cross
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- White Oak is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Aventon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Matthews Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Matthews Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews Crossroads
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 Ellen Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Nash County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ellen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Battleboro
- Nashville
- Rocky Mount
- Whitakers
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Ellen Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Nash 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 Ellen Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #984719 (Ellen Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #984719 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: Nash
- Est. Elev: 59 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Drake
- Location given for Ellen Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.0270977 Lon: -77.8502584
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Nash, 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- Ellen 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. |