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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Ellis. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Ellis to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ellis, please Contact Us.

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 (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. 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 northwest 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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Ellis is historic, it would have been located within present day Saluda County.

To see how the shape of South 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 Saluda County: Aiken, Edgefield, Greenwood, Lexington & Newberry.

Below are the counties that are near Ellis. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ellis:

  • Saluda County     (The home county of Ellis)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellis, with the one closest to Ellis listed first.
    • Hickory Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Hickory Grove is located in Saluda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
    • Saluda
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Ward
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Ridge Spring
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Abbeville County
    • Cana ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Cana is located in Abbeville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
  • Aiken County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellis, with the one closest to Ellis listed first.
    • Monetta
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Eureka
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Eureka is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Edgefield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellis, with the one closest to Ellis listed first.
    • Johnston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Edgefield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Trenton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Fairfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellis, with the one closest to Ellis listed first.
    • Jenkinsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Blair
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Rock Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Rock Hill is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
  • Greenwood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellis, with the one closest to Ellis listed first.
    • Ninety Six
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Springdale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Springdale is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
    • Fairforest
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Fairforest is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairforest
    • Coronaca
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Coronaca is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coronaca
    • Mathews Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Mathews Village is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Village
    • Panola Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Panola Village is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola Village
    • Greenwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Grendel Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Grendel Village is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grendel Village
    • Greenwood Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Greenwood Village is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
    • Promised Land
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Promised Land is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
    • Cokesbury
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Cokesbury is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
    • Bradley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Verdery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Verdery is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdery
  • Laurens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellis, with the one closest to Ellis listed first.
    • Anglers Haven
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Anglers Haven is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anglers Haven
    • Cross Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Kinards
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Joanna
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Mountville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Dover ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Dover is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Waterloo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Renno
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Renno is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renno
    • Collins Lakeside Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Lisbon ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Lisbon is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Clinton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Cold Point
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Cold Point is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Point
    • Laurens
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Lexington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellis, with the one closest to Ellis listed first.
    • Ella
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Ella is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
    • Lake Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Lake Village is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
    • Batesburg - Leesville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Batesburg - Leesville is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesburg - Leesville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,402 people
    • Batesburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Leesville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fredonia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Fredonia is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
    • Chapin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Chapin is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapin <2>
    • Clubhouse Crossroads
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Clubhouse Crossroads is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubhouse Crossroads
    • Summit
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Summit is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
    • Gilbert
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • McCormick County
    • Liberty Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Liberty Hill is located in McCormick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
  • Newberry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellis, with the one closest to Ellis listed first.
    • Old Town Ferry
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Old Town Ferry is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Ferry
    • Silverstreet
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Chappells
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Smyrna
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Mudlick
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Mudlick is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudlick
    • Stoney Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Stoney Hill is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Hill
    • Helena
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Helena is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Newberry
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Prosperity
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Union
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Union is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Slighs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Slighs is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
    • Little Mountain
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Sondleys ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Sondleys is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sondleys
  • Richland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellis, with the one closest to Ellis listed first.
    • White Rock
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Lake Murray of Richland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Ballentine
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellis, with the one closest to Ellis listed first.
    • Sartor Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Sartor Town is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartor Town
    • Delta
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Delta is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ellis, see our County-by-County Page for Ellis.

Cemeteries Near Ellis ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ellis.

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 - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ellis covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ellis, with the one closest to Ellis listed first.

  • Pine Pleasant Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Chestnut Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Griffith Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Griffith Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the north of Saluda.
    • The Griffith Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Griffith Family Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2362117 <4>
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Butler Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Perry Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Mitchell Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Merchant Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • New Chapel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (306 more) ...
    • Bozeman - Scurry Graveyard
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Travis Park Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Corinth Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)

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.

While we didn't find Ellis in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ellis.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Ellis, with the one closest to Ellis listed first.

  • Silverstreet
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Chappells
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Vaughanville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Vaughanville is located in Newberry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughanville
  • Helena
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Helena is located in Newberry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
  • Prosperity
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Ninety Six
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Meeting Street
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Meeting Street is located in Edgefield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeting Street
  • Jalapa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jalapa is located in Newberry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
  • Gary
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Gary is located in Newberry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
  • Milton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Milton is located in Laurens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Cross Hill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Kinards
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Slighs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Slighs is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
    • Pleasant Lane
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Pleasant Lane is located in Edgefield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lane
    • Mountville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ellis. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ellis.

Newspapers Published in Ellis ...

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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ellis.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ellis, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ellis.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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:

Footnotes ...

<1>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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ellis) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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.