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Introduction ...

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

We've added Ellison Springs to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ellison Springs, 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 Ellison Springs (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 Ellison Springs. 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.

Name Variations for Ellison Springs ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Ellison Springs: Ellison Spgs. (or less commonly used: Ellison Spngs. or Ellison Sprngs.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Ellison Springs is historic, it would have been located within present day Eastland County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Eastland County: Brown, Callahan, Comanche, Erath, Palo Pinto, Shackelford & Stephens.

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

  • Eastland County     (The home county of Ellison Springs)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellison Springs, with the one closest to Ellison Springs listed first.
    • Gorman
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gorman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman
      • Gorman is located in Eastland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,033 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorman <3>
    • Desdemona
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Kokomo
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokomo
      • Kokomo is located in Eastland County
    • Carbon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
      • Carbon is located in Eastland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carbon <3>
    • Olden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Mangum ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mangum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
      • Mangum is located in Eastland County
    • Eastland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Okra
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Okra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okra
      • Okra is located in Eastland County
    • Ranger
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ranger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
      • Ranger is located in Eastland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,354 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranger <3>
    • Rising Star
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cisco
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cisco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
      • Cisco is located in Eastland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,850 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cisco <3>
    • Nimrod ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
      • Nimrod is located in Eastland County
  • Brown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellison Springs, with the one closest to Ellison Springs listed first.
    • May
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for May have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
      • May is located in Brown County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for May <3>
    • Blanket
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Comanche County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellison Springs, with the one closest to Ellison Springs listed first.
    • Rucker
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
      • Rucker is located in Comanche County
    • De Leon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Sipe Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipe Springs
      • Sipe Springs is located in Comanche County
    • Comyn
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comyn
      • Comyn is located in Comanche County
    • Sidney
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
      • Sidney is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <3>
    • Proctor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Proctor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
      • Proctor is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Proctor <3>
    • Comanche
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Ararat ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ararat. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
      • Ararat is located in Comanche County
    • Gustine
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gustine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gustine
      • Gustine is located in Comanche County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gustine <3>
    • Wilson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
      • Wilson is located in Comanche County
  • Erath County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellison Springs, with the one closest to Ellison Springs listed first.
    • Lingleville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lingleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lingleville
      • Lingleville is located in Erath County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lingleville <3>
    • Bunyan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunyan
      • Bunyan is located in Erath County
    • Dublin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
      • Dublin is located in Erath County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,552 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <3>
    • Harbin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbin
      • Harbin is located in Erath County
    • Thurber
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Stephenville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Alexander
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
      • Alexander is located in Erath County
    • Morgan Mill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgan Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Mill
      • Morgan Mill is located in Erath County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morgan Mill <3>
  • Palo Pinto County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellison Springs, with the one closest to Ellison Springs listed first.
    • Strawn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Mingus
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mingus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingus
      • Mingus is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mingus <3>
    • Gordon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Stephens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellison Springs, with the one closest to Ellison Springs listed first.
    • La Casa ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Casa
      • La Casa is located in Stephens County
    • Gunsight ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunsight
      • Gunsight is located in Stephens County
    • Wayland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
      • Wayland is located in Stephens County
    • Necessity
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necessity
      • Necessity is located in Stephens County

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

Newspapers Published in Ellison Springs ...

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 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ellison Springs.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ellison Springs, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ellison Springs.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Ellison Springs:

Cemeteries Near Ellison Springs ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ellison Springs.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Ellison Spring Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ellison Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellison Spring Cemetery
  • Simpson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simpson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simpson Cemetery
  • Elm Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elm Cemetery
  • Weaver Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weaver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weaver Cemetery
  • Alameda Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alameda Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alameda Cemetery
  • Howard Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howard Cemetery
  • Jewel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jewel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jewel Cemetery
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
  • Gregg Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gregg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gregg Cemetery
  • Fredom Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fredom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fredom Cemetery
  • Lowell Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lowell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lowell Cemetery
  • Ninevah Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ninevah Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<5> to the east of De Leon.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ninevah Cemetery
  • Continue List   (124 more) ...
    • Turkey Creek Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turkey Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turkey Creek Cemetery
    • School Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the School Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the School Hill Cemetery
    • Providence Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Providence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Providence Cemetery

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 Ellison Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ellison Springs.

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

  • Gorman
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gorman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman
    • Gorman is located in Eastland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,033 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorman <3>
  • Desdemona
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Victor
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
    • Victor is located in Erath County
  • Duster
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duster
    • Duster is located in Comanche County
  • De Leon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Carbon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
    • Carbon is located in Eastland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carbon <3>
  • Highland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Highland is located in Erath County
  • Sipe Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipe Springs
    • Sipe Springs is located in Comanche County
  • Lingleville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lingleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lingleville
    • Lingleville is located in Erath County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lingleville <3>
  • Olden
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Downing
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
    • Downing is located in Comanche County
  • Eastland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Bunyan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunyan
      • Bunyan is located in Erath County
    • Ranger
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ranger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
      • Ranger is located in Eastland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,354 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranger <3>
    • Tiffin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiffin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffin
      • Tiffin is located in Eastland County

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

The official website for Eastland County: www.eastlandcountytexas.com/

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

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 Ellison Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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- Ellison Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ellison Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2415, Longitude: -98.6312       In this case, the coordinates for Ellison Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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