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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 Crossroads (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 Crossroads. 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 Crossroads ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Ellis Crossroads: Ellis Xrds.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Ellis Crossroads. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ellis Crossroads.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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 Crossroads is located in Rowan County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Rowan County: Cabarrus, Davidson, Davie, Iredell, Montgomery & Stanly.
Below are the counties that are near Ellis Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ellis Crossroads:
- Rowan County (The home county of Ellis Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellis Crossroads, with the one closest to Ellis Crossroads listed first.
- Shannon Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Shannon Park is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Park
- Franklin
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Franklin is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Mocksville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mocksville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mocksville
- Belmont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Belmont is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Spencer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Yadkin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Yadkin is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yadkin
- Forest Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Forest Hills is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Salisbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- East Spencer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Spencer is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Spencer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
- Eaman Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Eaman Park is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaman Park
- Fairview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Corbin Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Corbin Hills is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin Hills
- Cabarrus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellis Crossroads, with the one closest to Ellis Crossroads listed first.
- Rimer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rimer is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Fisher Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fisher Town is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Town
- Concord
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Tulin ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
- Poplar Tent
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent
- Cannon Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cannon Crossroads is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Crossroads
- Cannon Crossroads has also been known as:
- Cannon Cross Roads
- Cannon's Crossroads
- Wallace Cross Roads
- Wallace Crossroads
- Bosts Mill ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bosts Mill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosts Mill
- Georgeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Georgeville is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Harrisburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellis Crossroads, with the one closest to Ellis Crossroads listed first.
- Lake Norman of Catawba
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Long Island
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Long Island is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Monbo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Monbo is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monbo
- Sherrills Ford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Terrell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellis Crossroads, with the one closest to Ellis Crossroads listed first.
- Lakeview
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lakeview is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Tyro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tyro is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Linwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sapona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sapona is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapona
- Cotton Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cotton Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Grove
- Southmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Southmont is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
- Currytown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Currytown is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currytown
- Lexington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Silver Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Jefferson Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Cedar Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Reedy Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Reedy Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Creek
- Holly Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellis Crossroads, with the one closest to Ellis Crossroads listed first.
- Clinton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Clinton is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Cooleemee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ephesus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ephesus is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Mocksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Advance
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Calahaln
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Calahaln is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calahaln
- Bermuda Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pino
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pino is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellis Crossroads, with the one closest to Ellis Crossroads listed first.
- Muddy Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Muddy Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Creek
- Clemmons
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rosemont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rosemont is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
- Cinnamon Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cinnamon Ridge is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Ridge
- Eaglewood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Eaglewood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglewood
- Lewisville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ardmore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ardmore is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardmore
- Cutters Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cutters Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutters Creek
- Grapewood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Grapewood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapewood
- Robinhood Forest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Robinhood Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinhood Forest
- Westview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Westview is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
- Waughtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Waughtown is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waughtown
- Buena Vista
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellis Crossroads, with the one closest to Ellis Crossroads listed first.
- High Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sherwood Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sherwood Village is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Village
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellis Crossroads, with the one closest to Ellis Crossroads listed first.
- Cool Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cool Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
- Mazeppa
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mazeppa is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- Mooresville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shepherds
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Shepherds is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds
- Turnersburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Turnersburg is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersburg
- Belmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Belmont is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Ostwalt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ostwalt is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostwalt
- Harmony
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Statesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Troutman
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mount Mourne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Mourne is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Mourne
- Barium Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Barium Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barium Springs
- Doolie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Doolie is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolie
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellis Crossroads, with the one closest to Ellis Crossroads listed first.
- Davidson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cornelius
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- River View ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- River View is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellis Crossroads, with the one closest to Ellis Crossroads listed first.
- Blaine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blaine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Eldorado
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eldorado is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellis Crossroads, with the one closest to Ellis Crossroads listed first.
- Trinity
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mechanic is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic
- Archdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stanly County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellis Crossroads, with the one closest to Ellis Crossroads listed first.
- Misenheimer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Misenheimer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misenheimer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
- Richfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- New London
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Millingport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Millingport is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millingport
- Plyer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Plyer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plyer
- Bloomington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bloomington is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Lambert
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lambert is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Palmerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Palmerville is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerville
- Albemarle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Badin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Village is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellis Crossroads, with the one closest to Ellis Crossroads listed first.
- Wyo
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Wyo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyo
- Courtney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Courtney is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
- Huntsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Huntsville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Footville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Footville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Yadkinville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hamptonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ellis Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Ellis Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near Ellis Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ellis Crossroads.
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 Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ellis Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ellis Crossroads, with the one closest to Ellis Crossroads listed first.
- Rowan Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowan Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rowan Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Franklin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48649 <2>
- Salisbury National Cemetery Annex
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Old English Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Owen Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Salisbury National Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dixonville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Grubb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (136 more) ...
- Wesleys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Andrews Episcopal Church
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wittenberg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Ellis Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ellis Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ellis Crossroads, with the one closest to Ellis Crossroads listed first.
- Salisbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jubilee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jubilee is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jubilee
- Trading Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Trading Ford is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trading Ford
- Jerusalem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jerusalem is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Granite Quarry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Woodleaf
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Linwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Faith
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ephesus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ephesus is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Blackmer ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Blackmer is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmer
- Craven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Craven is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven
- Sapona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sapona is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapona
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mill Bridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Bridge is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Bridge
- Fulton ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fulton is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Mount Vernon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Vernon is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ellis Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ellis Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Ellis Crossroads ...
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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ellis Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ellis Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ellis Crossroads.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Crossroads:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Rowan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cabarrus County
- Catawba County
- Davidson County
- Davie County
- Forsyth County
- Guilford County
- Iredell County
- Mecklenburg County
- Montgomery County
- Randolph County
- Stanly County
- Yadkin County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
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> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ellis Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |