Our Genealogy Helper
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 Store (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 Store. 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.
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 Store is located in Bertie 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 Bertie County: Chowan, Halifax, Hertford, Martin, Northampton & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Ellis Store. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ellis Store:
- Bertie County (The home county of Ellis Store)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellis Store, with the one closest to Ellis Store listed first.
- Windsor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Merry Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Merry Hill is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Hill
- Avoca
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Avoca is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Ashland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Askewville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Askewville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askewville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Edenhouse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Edenhouse is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenhouse
- Edenhouse has also been known as:
- Eden House Point
- Eden House
- Edenhouse Point
- Drew
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Drew is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
- Colerain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Colerain is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Powellsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Powellsville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Hexlena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hexlena is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hexlena
- Lewiston Woodville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lewiston Woodville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Aulander
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Aulander is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aulander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Beaufort County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellis Store, with the one closest to Ellis Store listed first.
- Pinetown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pinetown is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetown
- Union Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Union Grove is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Gaylord
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Gaylord is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
- Walla Watta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Walla Watta is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walla Watta
- Pungo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pungo is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pungo
- Pantego
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pantego is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantego
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Rosedale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rosedale is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Washington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Chowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellis Store, with the one closest to Ellis Store listed first.
- Edenton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mavaton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mavaton is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavaton
- Center Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Center Hill is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Ryland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ryland is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryland
- Gliden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gliden is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gliden
- Edgecombe County
- Coakley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Coakley is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coakley
- Gates County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellis Store, with the one closest to Ellis Store listed first.
- Mintonsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mintonsville is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintonsville
- Mitchells Fork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchells Fork is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchells Fork
- Hobbsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hobbsville is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbsville
- Muddy Cross
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Muddy Cross is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Cross
- Halifax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellis Store, with the one closest to Ellis Store listed first.
- Palmyra
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Palmyra is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Braswells Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Braswells Crossroads is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswells Crossroads
- Hobgood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hobgood is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobgood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Hertford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellis Store, with the one closest to Ellis Store listed first.
- Earleys
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Earleys is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earleys
- Ahoskie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Poor Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Poor Town is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Town
- Harrellsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Harrellsville is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrellsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Cofield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cofield is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
- South Tunis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- South Tunis is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunis
- Tunis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Tunis is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Tuscarora Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Tuscarora Beach is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora Beach
- Tuscarora Beach has also been known as:
- Barfield
- Barfields
- Winton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Menola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Menola is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menola
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellis Store, with the one closest to Ellis Store listed first.
- Dardens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dardens is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dardens
- Jamesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Williamston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Everetts
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Everetts is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everetts
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Hamilton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bear Grass
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Grass is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Grass
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Gold Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Gold Point is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Point
- Hassell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hassell is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Robersonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Oak City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Parmele
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Parmele is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmele
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellis Store, with the one closest to Ellis Store listed first.
- Eagletown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eagletown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Rich Square
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Perquimans County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellis Store, with the one closest to Ellis Store listed first.
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Yeopim Station
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Yeopim Station is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeopim Station
- Yeopim Station has also been known as:
- Yeopim
- Snug Harbor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Snug Harbor is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
- Hertford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Snow Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Snow Hill is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Belvidere
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Burgess
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Burgess is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Winfall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellis Store, with the one closest to Ellis Store listed first.
- Congleton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Congleton is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congleton
- Oakley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oakley is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Stokes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stokes is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Whichard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Whichard is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whichard
- Whitehurst
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehurst is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehurst
- Bethel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pactolus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pactolus is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellis Store, with the one closest to Ellis Store listed first.
- Plymouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Westover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Westover is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Pine Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Ridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Roper
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Monticello ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Monticello is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Skinnersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Skinnersville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinnersville
- Wenona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wenona is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenona
- Pea Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pea Ridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Creswell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ellis Store, see our County-by-County Page for Ellis Store.
Cemeteries Near Ellis Store ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ellis Store.
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 Store - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ellis Store covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ellis Store, with the one closest to Ellis Store listed first.
- Sandy Point Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cashie Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Thomas Episcopal Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Edgewood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Cemetery
- The Edgewood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Edgewood Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47284 <2>
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Perry Memorial Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Memorial Cemetery
- The Perry Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Perry Family Cemetery
- Staton - Biggs Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- St. Luke Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Manning Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Johnston Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Beaver Hill Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (69 more) ...
- Vine Oak Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Martin Memorial Garden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Ellis Store in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ellis Store.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ellis Store, with the one closest to Ellis Store listed first.
- Sans Souci
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sans Souci is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sans Souci
- Windsor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Avoca
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Avoca is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Jamesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dardens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dardens is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dardens
- Plymouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Drew
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Drew is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
- Williamston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Gould
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Gould is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gould
- Rosemead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rosemead is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemead
- Roper
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Monticello ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Monticello is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Edenton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hexlena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hexlena is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hexlena
- Rockyhock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rockyhock is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockyhock
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ellis Store. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ellis Store.
Newspapers Published in Ellis Store ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ellis Store.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ellis Store, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ellis Store.
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 Store:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Bertie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Beaufort County
- Chowan County
- Edgecombe County
- Gates County
- Halifax County
- Hertford County
- Martin County
- Northampton County
- Perquimans County
- Pitt County
- Washington 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> | 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 Store, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ellis Store) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |