A visit to the 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 Ellis Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ellis Cemetery:
34.8068, -78.7553
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ellis Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ellis Cemetery is located in Bladen County<2>.
The county seat for Bladen County is located in Elizabethtown. Elizabethtown lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Ellis Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ellis Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Ellis Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ellis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cogdell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Cogdell Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cogdell Cemetery
- Willis Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Willis Creek Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis Creek Cemetery
- Grimes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Grimes Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes Cemetery
- Boone Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Boone Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Cemetery
- Boone Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Boone Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Cemetery
- Burney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Burney Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burney Cemetery
- County Line Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- Tyson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Tyson Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson Cemetery
- Powers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Powers Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- McMillan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The McMillan Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Hursey Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Hursey Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hursey Cemetery
- Bryan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Bryan Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Parnell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Parnell Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell Cemetery
- Fisher Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Evans Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
- Union MB Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- McKinnon Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The McKinnon Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon Cemetery
- Kinlaw Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Kinlaw Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinlaw Cemetery
- Melvin Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Melvin Family Cemetery is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Melvin Family Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Ammon.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2383247 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Ellis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ellis Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Jerome
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jerome is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- White Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tar Heel
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ruskin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ruskin is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
- Ammon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ammon is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Dublin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dublin is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Yorick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yorick is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorick
- Saint Pauls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rozier Siding ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rozier Siding is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozier Siding
- Judson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Judson is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Autryville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Autryville is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Stedman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ardulusa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ardulusa is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardulusa
- Barker Ten Mile
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Barker Ten Mile is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Ten Mile
- Elizabethtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hope Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Parkton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vander
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Vander is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vander
- Saddletree
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Saddletree is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddletree
- Williams Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Williams Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Village
- Allenton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Allenton is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Butters
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Butters is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butters
- Mount Olive
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Roseboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Timberlake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Timberlake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Rex
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rex is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
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 Ellis Cemetery. The following communities are located in Bladen County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ellis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Ellis Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Bladen 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 Ellis Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1004315 (Ellis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1004315 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: Bladen
- Est. Elev: 26 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Duart
- Location given for Ellis Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.8068349 Lon: -78.7552977
- 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 North Carolina's counties, including Bladen, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- 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. |
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