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A visit to the Ellis Prairie 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 Prairie Cemetery ...

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

31.1113, -95.2469

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

The Ellis Prairie Cemetery is located in Trinity County<2>.

The county seat for Trinity County is located in Groveton. Groveton lies just to the east southeast of the Ellis Prairie Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Ellis Prairie Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Ellis Prairie Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Anderson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Anderson Cemetery is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
  • Boontown Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Boontown Cemetery is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boontown Cemetery
  • Foster Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Foster Cemetery is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
  • Fodice Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Fodice Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fodice Cemetery
  • Holly Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Holly Cemetery is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Cemetery
  • Pennington Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Pennington Cemetery is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Cemetery
  • Saron Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Saron Cemetery is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saron Cemetery
  • Dean Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Dean Cemetery is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean Cemetery
  • Possum Walk Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Possum Walk Cemetery is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Walk Cemetery
  • Glendale Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Glendale Cemetery is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Cemetery
  • Parker Ridge Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Parker Ridge Cemetery is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Ridge Cemetery
  • Glenwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • White Rock Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The White Rock Cemetery is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock Cemetery
      • The White Rock Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Red Branch Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7604 <5>
    • Old Shady Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Shady Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
    • Cal Wooten Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Cal Wooten Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cal Wooten Cemetery
    • Lacy Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Lacy Cemetery is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy Cemetery
    • Josserand Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Josserand Cemetery is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josserand Cemetery
    • Moore Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Moore Cemetery is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Moore Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north of Groveton.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5317 <5>
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • New Zion Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The New Zion Cemetery is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Cemetery
    • Sumpter Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Sumpter Cemetery is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sumpter Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Groveton.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7135 <5>
    • Creasy Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Creasy Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creasy Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ellis Prairie Cemetery.

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

  • Friday
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Friday is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friday
  • Pennington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Holly
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Holly is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
  • Glendale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Glendale is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
  • Groveton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lacy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Lacy is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
    • Lacy has also been known as:
    • Lacey
  • Lovelady
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Mill Town
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mill Town is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
  • Chita
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Chita is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chita
  • Sumpter ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Sumpter is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
  • Trinity
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodlake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodlake is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Center Point ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Center Point is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
    • Centralia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Antioch ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Antioch is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
    • Carlisle
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Carlisle is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
    • Helmic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Helmic is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmic
    • Fog Town
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Fog Town is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fog Town
    • Kittrell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Kittrell is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
    • Kennard
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Apple Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Hagerville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Hagerville is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerville
    • Crockett
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)

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 Prairie Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Trinity County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ellis Prairie Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Prairie Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Trinity 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 Prairie Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1381840  (Ellis Prairie Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1381840 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: Trinity
      • Est. Elev: 88 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Groveton West
      • Location given for Ellis Prairie Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.1112948     Lon: -95.2468827
      • 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 Trinity, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ellis Prairie 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.