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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ellis Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ellis Cemetery

Lat:   31.1763°   (31° 10' 34")

Lon:   -98.9067°   (-98° 54' 24")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wallace Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wallace Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wallace Creek Cemetery is located in San Saba County
  • Richland Springs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richland Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richland Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Richland Springs Cemetery is located in San Saba County
  • Davidson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davidson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davidson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Davidson Cemetery is located in San Saba County
  • Old Algerita Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Algerita Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Algerita Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Algerita Cemetery is located in San Saba County
  • China Creek Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the China Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the China Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The China Creek Cemetery is located in San Saba County
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in San Saba County
  • Adams Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Adams Cemetery is located in San Saba County
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
    • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillcrest Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the J.H. Shorty Brown Cemetery
    • The J.H. Shorty Brown Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Saba City Cemetery
    • The San Saba City Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Linn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Linn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Linn Cemetery is located in San Saba County
  • Farr Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farr Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Farr Cemetery is located in San Saba County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Neal Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Locker Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Locker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Locker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Locker Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Crawford Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crawford Cemetery
      • The Crawford Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Terry Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Terry Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Terry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Terry Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Mesquite Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mesquite Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mesquite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mesquite Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Holt Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holt Cemetery
      • The Holt Cemetery is located in San Saba County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holt Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southeast of Richland Springs.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4317 <5>
    • Spring Creek Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Vargy Chapel Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vargy Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vargy Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Vargy Chapel Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Rochelle Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rochelle Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rochelle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rochelle Cemetery is located in McCulloch County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ratler Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ratler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ratler Cemetery is located in Mills County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Richland Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Springs
    • Richland Springs is located in San Saba County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richland Springs <7>
  • San Saba
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Locker ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locker
    • Locker is located in San Saba County
  • Holt ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
    • Holt is located in San Saba County
  • Cherokee
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Regency ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Regency have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency
    • Regency is located in Mills County
  • Pontotoc
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Rochelle
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochelle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
    • Rochelle is located in McCulloch County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochelle <7>
  • Voca
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Fredonia
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Ridge
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
    • Ridge is located in Mills County
  • Buffalo
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
    • Buffalo is located in Mills County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Keys Crossing
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Crossing
      • Keys Crossing is located in Brown County
    • Valley Spring
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Ebony ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ebony. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebony
      • Ebony is located in Mills County
    • Bend
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Indian Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
      • Indian Creek is located in Brown County
    • Baby Head ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Baby Head. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baby Head
      • Baby Head is located in Llano County

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 visit 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 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:

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: GNIS record #1356928 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Baker Spring
    • County: San Saba         Elev: 416
    • Location given for GNIS #1356928 (Ellis Cemetery)

The official website for San Saba County: www.sansabacounty.org/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

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 'straight-line' (or 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Ellis Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.1763, Longitude: -98.9067       In this case, the coordinates for the Ellis Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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