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:
37.6473, -81.9043
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 Mingo County<2>.
The county seat for Mingo County is located in Williamson. Williamson lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the west 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 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Ellis Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ellis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Hatfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Hatfield Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield Cemetery
- Hatfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hatfield Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield Cemetery
- Mounts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mounts Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounts Cemetery
- Beechfork Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Beechfork Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechfork Cemetery
- The Beechfork Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beech Fork Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1975435 <5>
- Chapman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Browning - Dye Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Browning - Dye Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning - Dye Cemetery
- The Browning - Dye Cemetery has also been known as:
- Browning Cemetery
- McDonald Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
- Browning - Grimmet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Browning Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Browning Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning Cemetery
- Browning Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Browning Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning Cemetery
- Sizemore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Sizemore Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sizemore Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Browning Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Browning Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning Cemetery
- Kennedy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Kennedy Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Cemetery
- Toler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Toler Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toler Cemetery
- Rex Cline Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Rex Cline Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex Cline Cemetery
- Oak Log Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Oak Log Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Log Cemetery
- Hatfield Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hatfield Family Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield Family Cemetery
- The Hatfield Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hatfield Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78617 <5>
- Ferrell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Ferrell Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrell Cemetery
- Ritchie & Cline Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Davis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- McDonald Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ellis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ellis Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gilbert
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Baisden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gilbert Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gilbert Creek is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Creek
- Wylo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wylo is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylo
- Cub City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cub City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub City
- Mallory
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mallory is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory
- Man
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pie is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pie
- Wharncliffe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Kistler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kistler is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Stirrat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stirrat is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirrat
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wyoming City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wyoming City is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming City
- Uno
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Uno is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uno
- Accoville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Accoville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accoville
- Omar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Musick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Musick is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick
- Braeholm
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Braeholm is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braeholm
- Panther
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Panther is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Switzer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Switzer is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzer
- Sun Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sun Hill is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
- Thacker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Thacker is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker
- Baileysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Baileysville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileysville
- Clear Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Clear Fork is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Fork
- Red Jacket
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Red Jacket is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Jacket
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
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:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Mingo 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 #1538672 (Ellis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1538672 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: Mingo
- Est. Elev: 311 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Man
- Location given for Ellis Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.6473305 Lon: -81.9042861
- 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 West Virginia's counties, including Mingo, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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. |
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