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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:

31.1763, -98.9067

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 San Saba County<2>.

The county seat for San Saba County is located in San Saba. San Saba lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east 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 26 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km] of the Ellis Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ellis Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Wallace Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Wallace Creek Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Creek Cemetery
  • Richland Springs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Davidson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Davidson Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson Cemetery
  • Old Algerita Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Old Algerita Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Algerita Cemetery
  • China Creek Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The China Creek Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Creek Cemetery
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
  • Adams Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Adams Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillcrest Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of San Saba.
    • The Hillcrest Cemetery has also been known as:
    • San Saba County Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1974126 <5>
  • J.H. Shorty Brown Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • The J.H. Shorty Brown Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for J.H. Shorty Brown Cemetery
    • The J.H. Shorty Brown Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Brown Cemetery
    • John H. Shorty Brown Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2594 <5>
  • San Saba City Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • The San Saba City Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Saba City Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the San Saba City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of San Saba.
    • The San Saba City Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Odd Fellow Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1959726 <5>
  • Linn Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • The Linn Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Cemetery
  • Farr Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • The Farr Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farr Cemetery
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Neal Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Locker Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Locker Cemetery is located in San Saba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locker Cemetery
    • Crawford Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • The Crawford Cemetery is located in San Saba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
    • Terry Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • The Terry Cemetery is located in San Saba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry Cemetery
    • Mesquite Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • The Mesquite Cemetery is located in San Saba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesquite Cemetery
    • Holt Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Holt Cemetery is located in San Saba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holt Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northwest of Richland Springs.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4317 <5>
    • Spring Creek Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in San Saba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
    • Vargy Chapel Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • The Vargy Chapel Cemetery is located in San Saba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vargy Chapel Cemetery
    • Rochelle Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • The Rochelle Cemetery is located in McCulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle Cemetery
    • Deer Creek Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Gray Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Kuykendall Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Montgomery Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ratler Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Ratler Cemetery is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratler Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Ellis Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ellis Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Richland Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • San Saba
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Locker ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Locker is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locker
  • Holt ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Holt is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
  • Cherokee
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Regency ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Regency is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency
  • Pontotoc
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Rochelle
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Voca
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Fredonia
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Milburn
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Milburn is located in McCulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
  • Ridge
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Ridge is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Buffalo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Buffalo is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
    • Keys Crossing
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Keys Crossing is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Crossing
    • Valley Spring
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Ebony ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Ebony is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebony
    • Bend
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Indian Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Indian Creek is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
    • Camp San Saba
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Camp San Saba is located in McCulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp San Saba
    • Baby Head ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Baby Head is located in Llano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baby Head
    • Brady
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Brady is located in McCulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,178 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brady <6>

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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in San Saba 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 first turn to 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 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 Texas:
  • Pages specific to San Saba 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 #1356928  (Ellis Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1356928 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: San Saba
      • Est. Elev: 416 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Baker Spring
      • Location given for Ellis Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.1762782     Lon: -98.9067119
      • 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 Texas' counties, including San Saba, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <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 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.