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 Ellison (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. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Ellison is located in Davis County.
To see how the shape of Utah's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Davis County: Box Elder, Morgan, Salt Lake, Tooele & Weber.
Below are the counties that are near Ellison. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ellison:
- Davis County (The home county of Ellison)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellison, with the one closest to Ellison listed first.
- Layton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sahara Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sahara Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sahara Village
- Kaysville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Anchorage
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Anchorage is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
- Fruit Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clearfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- Oakridge Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oakridge Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakridge Village
- South Weber
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Arsenal
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Arsenal is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arsenal
- Country Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Country Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Lupine Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lupine Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupine Village
- Syracuse
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Box Elder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellison, with the one closest to Ellison listed first.
- South Willard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- South Willard is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Willard
- Willard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Willow Creek Fort ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Willow Creek Fort is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek Fort
- Promontory Point ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Promontory Point is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promontory Point
- Perry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Saline
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Saline is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
- Mantua
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mantua is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
- Former names for Mantua:
- Copenhagen
- Flaxville
- Geneva
- Little Valley
- Cache County
- La Plata ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- La Plata is located in Cache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plata
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellison, with the one closest to Ellison listed first.
- Mountain Green
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Green is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Green
- Peterson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Peterson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
- Enterprise
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Enterprise is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Milton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Milton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Littleton ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Littleton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Richville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Richville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Morgan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Como Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Como Springs is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como Springs
- Porterville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Porterville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Devils Slide ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Devils Slide is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Slide
- Croydon
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Croydon is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croydon
- Salt Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellison, with the one closest to Ellison listed first.
- Denver City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Denver City is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver City
- San Domingo City ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- San Domingo City is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Domingo City
- Jackson Park Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jackson Park Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Park Village
- Buena Vista
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Fort Salt Lake City ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fort Salt Lake City is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Salt Lake City
- Salt Lake City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Saltair ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Saltair is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltair
- Fort Douglas
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fort Douglas is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Douglas
- Fort Douglas has also been known as:
- Camp Kent
- Granite
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Granite is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- Riter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Riter is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riter
- Lincoln Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- University Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- University Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
- Foothill Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Foothill Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Village
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellison, with the one closest to Ellison listed first.
- Henefer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Echo City ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Echo City is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo City
- Echo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Altus ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Altus is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
- Summit Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Summit Park is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Park
- Gorgosa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gorgosa is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorgosa
- Tooele County
- Lake Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Point is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Point
- Weber County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellison, with the one closest to Ellison listed first.
- Fort Kington ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fort Kington is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Kington
- Uintah Fort ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Uintah Fort is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uintah Fort
- Uintah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Adamdell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Adamdell is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamdell
- Rigde Villa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rigde Villa is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigde Villa
- Uintah Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Uintah Village is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uintah Village
- Washington Terrace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Washington Terrace is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Terrace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,185 people
- Yorkshire Meadow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Yorkshire Meadow is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Meadow
- Greenwood Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Greenwood Village is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
- Hidden Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hidden Village is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Village
- Riverdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Roy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Ogden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- South Ogden is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ogden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,133 people
- South Ogden has also been known as:
- South Ogden City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ellison, see our County-by-County Page for Ellison.
Cemeteries Near Ellison ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ellison.
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 Ellison - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ellison covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ellison, with the one closest to Ellison listed first.
- Kaysville City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaysville City Cemetery
- The Kaysville City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kaysville - Layton Cemetery
- Kaysville & Layton Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77290 <2>
- Lindquist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindquist Cemetery
- The Lindquist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Layton Memorial Park
- Lindquist Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77311 <2>
- Layton Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton Hill Cemetery
- The Layton Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lakeview Cemetery
- Lakeview Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109240 <2>
- Clearfield City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Syracuse Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- South Weber Historical Pioneer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Clinton City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Uintah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uintah Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Uintah Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Uintah.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77474 <2>
- Farmington City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lindquist's Memorial Gardens of the Wasatch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- West Point Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Roy City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (63 more) ...
- Lindquist's Washington Heights Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Aultorest Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aultorest Memorial Park
- The Aultorest Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Leavitt's Aultorest Memorial Park
- Mt. Ogden Memorial Park
- Mountain View Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77140 <2>
- Peterson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.<3>
While we didn't find Ellison in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ellison.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ellison, with the one closest to Ellison listed first.
- Layton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kaysville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Steed
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Steed is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steed
- Syracuse
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Farmington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Uintah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Riverdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hooper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,530 people
- Former names for Centerville:
- Cherry Settlement
- Deuel Creek
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <1>
- Peterson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Peterson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
- Ogden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ogden is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87,387 people
- Former names for Ogden:
- Brownsville
- Fort Buenaventura
- Ogden has also been known as:
- Ogden City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ogden <1>
- Woods Cross
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Slaterville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Slaterville is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaterville
- Morgan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Harrisville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Harrisville is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,845 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ellison. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ellison.
Newspapers Published in Ellison ...
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 4 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ellison.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ellison, there are papers which were published within 2 miles [3.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ellison.
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 Ellison:
- Websites specific to Utah
- Pages specific to Davis County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Box Elder County
- Cache County
- Morgan County
- Salt Lake County
- Summit County
- Tooele County
- Weber County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Utah
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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ellison) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |