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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Ellison is located in Summers County.
To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Summers County: Giles (VA), Fayette, Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe & Raleigh.
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:
- Summers County (The home county of Ellison)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellison, with the one closest to Ellison listed first.
- True
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- True is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True
- Pipestem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nimitz
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Nimitz is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimitz
- Jumping Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jumping Branch is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumping Branch
- Packs Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Packs Ferry is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packs Ferry
- Bellepoint
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bellepoint is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellepoint
- Brooklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brooklin is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklin
- Hinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Buck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Buck is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Mercers Saltworks ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mercers Saltworks is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercers Saltworks
- Forest Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hilldale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hilldale is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale
- Bargers Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bargers Springs is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bargers Springs
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellison, with the one closest to Ellison listed first.
- Prince
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Quinnimont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Quinnimont is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinnimont
- Meadow Bridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Meadow Bridge is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- McKendree
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- McKendree is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKendree
- Alaska ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Alaska is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Spring Dale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Dale is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Dale
- Kilsyth
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Kilsyth is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilsyth
- Mount Hope
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sewell Knob ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sewell Knob is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell Knob
- Sewell Knob has also been known as:
- Swell Knob
- Stonecliff ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Stonecliff is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecliff
- Stonecliff has also been known as:
- Stone Cliff
- White Oak Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- White Oak Junction is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Junction
- Bellwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bellwood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Harvey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Harvey is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Greenbrier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellison, with the one closest to Ellison listed first.
- Alderson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Frazier
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Frazier is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier
- Vale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vale is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Fort Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Spring is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spring
- Rockland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rockland is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Rainelle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ronceverte
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Crawley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rupert
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Logan County
- Rich Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rich Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellison, with the one closest to Ellison listed first.
- Elkhorn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elkhorn is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Kyle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kyle is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
- Northfork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Keystone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Anawalt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Anawalt is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anawalt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Kimball
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellison, with the one closest to Ellison listed first.
- Athens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Elgood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Elgood is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgood
- Oak Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Lashmeet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lashmeet is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lashmeet
- Princeton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Oakvale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Oakvale is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Willowton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Willowton is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowton
- Johnston Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Johnston Town is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Town
- Matoaka
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Matoaka is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- East River ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- East River is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
- Weyanoke
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Weyanoke is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyanoke
- Blake ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Blake is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- El Centro ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- El Centro is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Centro
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellison, with the one closest to Ellison listed first.
- Ballard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ballard is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
- Wayside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wayside is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Peterstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Creamery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Creamery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamery
- Assurance
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Assurance is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assurance
- Wikel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Wikel is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wikel
- Wolfcreek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Wolfcreek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfcreek
- Union
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Union is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
- Hillsdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hillsdale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Hollywood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hollywood is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Raleigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellison, with the one closest to Ellison listed first.
- Shady Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coal City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Coal City is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Daniels
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Princewick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Princewick is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princewick
- Sullivan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sullivan is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Abraham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Abraham is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abraham
- Beaver
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clifftop
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clifftop is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifftop
- Tilden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tilden is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden
- Pemberton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pemberton is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton
- Raleigh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Raleigh is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Crab Orchard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eastgulf
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Eastgulf is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastgulf
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellison, with the one closest to Ellison listed first.
- Bud
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bud is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bud
- Mullens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Keyrock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Keyrock is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyrock
- Pineville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rock View
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rock View is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock View
- Bland County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellison, with the one closest to Ellison listed first.
- Round Bottom
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Round Bottom is located in Bland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Rocky Gap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Rocky Gap is located in Bland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Gap
- Hicksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hicksville is located in Bland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Bastian
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mechanicsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mechanicsburg is located in Bland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Giles County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellison, with the one closest to Ellison listed first.
- Glen Lyn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Lyn is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Lurich
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lurich is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lurich
- Rich Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Narrows
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shumate
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shumate is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumate
- Bluff City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff City is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Pearisburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thessalia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Thessalia is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thessalia
- Pembroke
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kire
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Kire is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kire
- Eggleston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Hill is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Mountain Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Lake is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
- Tazewell County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellison, with the one closest to Ellison listed first.
- Yards
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Yards is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yards
- Bluefield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Falls Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Falls Mills is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
- Pocahontas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pocahontas is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
- Boissevain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boissevain is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boissevain
- Saint Clair
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Clair is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
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.
- Hatcher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Snider Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lilly - Crews Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly - Crews Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lilly - Crews Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the south of Nimitz.
- The Lilly - Crews Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crews Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960819 <3>
- Hatcher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dunns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Meador Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Farley Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley Farm Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Farley Farm Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southeast of Pipestem.
- The Farley Farm Cemetery has also been known as:
- Archibald & Jermima Farley Cemetery
- Barton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lilly Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Camp Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Restwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Huffman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (412 more) ...
- Williams Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hilltop Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Greenbrier Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Ellison had a population of 24 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ellison, with the one closest to Ellison listed first.
- Pipestem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- True
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- True is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True
- Dunns
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dunns is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunns
- Warford ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Warford is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warford
- Packs Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Packs Ferry is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packs Ferry
- Jumping Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jumping Branch is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumping Branch
- Flat Top
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mercers Saltworks ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mercers Saltworks is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercers Saltworks
- Crumps Bottom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crumps Bottom is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumps Bottom
- Buck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Buck is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Wiggins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wiggins is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Indian Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Indian Mills is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mills
- Shady Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Egeria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Egeria is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egeria
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 28 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 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. 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 start with 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 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 West Virginia
- Pages specific to Summers County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fayette County
- Greenbrier County
- Logan County
- McDowell County
- Mercer County
- Monroe County
- Raleigh County
- Wyoming County
- Bland County
- Giles County
- Tazewell County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
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> | 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- Ellison) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |