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 Ferry (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 Ferry. 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 Ferry is located in Roane County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Roane County: Anderson, Cumberland, Knox, Loudon, McMinn, Meigs, Morgan & Rhea.
Below are the counties that are near Ellis Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ellis Ferry:
- Roane County (The home county of Ellis Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellis Ferry, with the one closest to Ellis Ferry listed first.
- Iron Divide ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Iron Divide is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Divide
- Population from the 2010 Census: 328 people
- Postoak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Postoak is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Postoak has also been known as:
- Post Oak Springs
- Cardiff
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cardiff is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- College Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- College Grove is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,729 people
- Midtown Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Midtown Heights is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,360 people
- Midtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Midtown is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown
- Lakemont Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lakemont Heights is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 12,564 people
- Rockwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Morrisgap ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Morrisgap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisgap
- Pioneer Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Emory Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Emory Gap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Gap
- Kingston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Alice
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Glen Alice is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellis Ferry, with the one closest to Ellis Ferry listed first.
- Oak Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oliver Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Robertsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Robertsville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Scarboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Scarboro is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Fairview ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Spring Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
- Bledsoe County
- Ninemile
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellis Ferry, with the one closest to Ellis Ferry listed first.
- Kiser
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Kiser is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- McMullens
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- McMullens is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullens
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,620 people
- Cloyd Creek ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cloyd Creek is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyd Creek
- Friendsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Big Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Big Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Big Springs has also been known as:
- Cliff
- Brick Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Brick Mill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Mill
- Louisville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellis Ferry, with the one closest to Ellis Ferry listed first.
- Rogers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rogers is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,406 people
- Center Ford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Center Ford is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,485 people
- Crab Orchard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hebbertsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hebbertsburg is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbertsburg
- Lake Pomeroy
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Pomeroy is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pomeroy
- Jewett
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Jewett is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
- Fairfield Glade
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlands
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlands is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlands
- Estimated population in 2014: 369 people
- Burke
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Burke is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Greenbriar Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 people
- Crossville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lake Tansi Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
- Lantana
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellis Ferry, with the one closest to Ellis Ferry listed first.
- Boyd
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Boyd is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Farragut
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Virtue
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Virtue is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virtue
- Estimated population in 2014: 131 people
- Belle Aire
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Belle Aire is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Aire
- Estimated population in 2014: 512 people
- Concord
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Volunteer Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Volunteer Village is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volunteer Village
- Oak Grove Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Heights is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 4,425 people
- Ebenezer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ebenezer is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Karns
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Loudon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellis Ferry, with the one closest to Ellis Ferry listed first.
- Luttrell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Loudon City Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Loudon City Park is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon City Park
- Philadelphia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Loudon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- White Wing Ferry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- White Wing Ferry is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Wing Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,550 people
- Eaton Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Eaton Crossroads is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Crossroads
- Lenoir City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sharp Estates
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sharp Estates is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 919 people
- Vancouver ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Vancouver is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancouver
- Centersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Centersville is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Alleghany ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alleghany is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany
- Estimated population in 2014: 630 people
- Morganton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Morganton is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Greenback
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- McMinn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellis Ferry, with the one closest to Ellis Ferry listed first.
- Prigmore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Prigmore is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prigmore
- Bell Spring
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bell Spring is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Spring
- Niota
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Athens
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Manila
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Manila is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Englewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Nonaburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Nonaburg is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonaburg
- Riceville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellis Ferry, with the one closest to Ellis Ferry listed first.
- Surprise
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- Sewee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
- Akeman Crossroad
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Akeman Crossroad is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeman Crossroad
- Cute ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Decatur
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Calico
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Calico is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
- Estimated population in 2014: 495 people
- Goodfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Beta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellis Ferry, with the one closest to Ellis Ferry listed first.
- Sweetwater
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Madisonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Vonore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tuskeegee ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tuskeegee is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuskeegee
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,663 people
- Toqua ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Toqua is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toqua
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellis Ferry, with the one closest to Ellis Ferry listed first.
- Harriman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Oakdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Oakdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Deermont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Deermont is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deermont
- Blue Gem ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Gem is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Gem
- Coal Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Hill is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
- Catoosa ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Catoosa is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa
- Nemo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Nemo is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
- Coalfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Coalfield is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,463 people
- Wartburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lancing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Petros
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Petros is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petros
- Population from the 2010 Census: 583 people
- Tupper Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tupper Town is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupper Town
- Annadel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Annadel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadel
- Rhea County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellis Ferry, with the one closest to Ellis Ferry listed first.
- Roddy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Lakewood Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Spring City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scott County
- Hembree
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hembree is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hembree
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ellis Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Ellis Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Ellis Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ellis Ferry.
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 Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ellis Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ellis Ferry, with the one closest to Ellis Ferry listed first.
- Picket Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Delaney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hagler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Shields Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Butler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Shillings Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ellis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jackson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Barnard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Isham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (928 more) ...
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stegall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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.<2>
While we didn't find Ellis Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ellis Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ellis Ferry, with the one closest to Ellis Ferry listed first.
- Webster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Webster is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Barnardsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Barnardsville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnardsville
- Cardiff
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cardiff is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Morrisgap ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Morrisgap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisgap
- Rockwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pattie Gap ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pattie Gap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattie Gap
- Kingston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Emory Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Emory Gap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Gap
- Glen Alice
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Glen Alice is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
- Paint Rock ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Paint Rock is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Harriman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Roddy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Euchee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Euchee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euchee
- Surprise
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- Erie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Erie is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ellis Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ellis Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Ellis Ferry ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ellis Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ellis Ferry, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ellis Ferry.
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 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 Ferry:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Roane County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Bledsoe County
- Blount County
- Cumberland County
- Knox County
- Loudon County
- McMinn County
- Meigs County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Rhea County
- Scott County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
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> | 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 Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ellis Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |