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Ellis County, Texas

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—newspaper titles
—digitized titles
122historic places
—earliest paper
1849formed
192,455pop. 2020
44cemeteries
—CW battlefields

At a glance

Summary

The National Register of Historic Places includes 122 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1974. Most listings are in or near Waxahachie, Ennis.

Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.

Newspapers

Library of Congress

Newspaper directory data for Texas is not yet loaded on this site. Browse Ellis titles at the Library of Congress.

National Register of Historic Places

NPS NRHP

113 of 122 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.

122 listed properties
PropertyCityTypeListed
Adamson, F. R., HouseWaxahachieBuilding1986
Alderdice, J. M., HouseWaxahachieBuilding1986
Alderman, G. H., HouseWaxahachieBuilding1986
Allen, I. R., HouseEnnisBuilding1986
Atwood, E. K., HouseEnnisBuilding1986
Barkley-Floyd HouseEnnisBuilding1986
Barrington HouseEnnisBuilding1986
Berry, J. S., HouseWaxahachieBuilding1986
Boren, E. T., HouseEnnisBuilding1986
Building at 441 East MainWaxahachieBuilding1986
Building at 500-502 East MainWaxahachieBuilding1986
Bullard, T. J., HouseWaxahachieBuilding1986
Central Presbyterian ChurchWaxahachieBuilding1987
Chapman, Oscar H., HouseWaxahachieBuilding1986
Cohn, Joe, HouseWaxahachieBuilding1986
Cole-Hipp HouseWaxahachieBuilding1986
Coleman-Cole HouseWaxahachieBuilding1986
Connally, Roy, HouseWaxahachieBuilding1986
Dillon, George C., HouseWaxahachieBuilding1986
Dunkerly, G. G., HouseEnnisBuilding1986
Eastham, D. D., HouseWaxahachieBuilding1986
Ellis County Courthouse Historic DistrictWaxahachieDistrict1975
Ennis Commercial Historic DistrictEnnisDistrict1986
Ennis Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase)EnnisDistrict2019
Ennis Cotton CompressEnnisBuilding1986
Ennis High SchoolEnnisBuilding1986
Erwin, J. R., HouseWaxahachieBuilding1986
Fain HouseEnnisBuilding1986
Farrar HouseEnnisBuilding1986
Ferris SchoolWaxahachieBuilding1990
Forrest, W. B., HouseWaxahachieBuilding1986
Graham, Dr. L. H., HouseWaxahachieBuilding1986
Highway GarageWaxahachieBuilding2003
Hines, E. M., HouseWaxahachieBuilding1986
House at 104 KaufmanWaxahachieBuilding1986
House at 106 East DentonEnnisBuilding1986
House at 106 KaufmanWaxahachieBuilding1986
House at 111 BrownWaxahachieBuilding1986
House at 111 WilliamsWaxahachieBuilding1986
House at 113 East RossWaxahachieBuilding1986
House at 1301 East MarvinWaxahachieBuilding1986
House at 1423 SycamoreWaxahachieBuilding1986
House at 301 TurnerWaxahachieBuilding1986
House at 320 East MarvinWaxahachieBuilding1986
House at 404 East CrockettEnnisBuilding1986
House at 418 North CollegeWaxahachieBuilding1986
House at 500 North Main, EastEnnisBuilding1986
House at 501 North GrandWaxahachieBuilding1986
House at 508 North DallasEnnisBuilding1986
House at 509 West BrownEnnisBuilding1986
House at 512 North GrandWaxahachieBuilding1986
House at 523 HighlandWaxahachieBuilding1986
House at 625 CantrellWaxahachieBuilding1986
House at 700 South RogersWaxahachieBuilding1986
House at 703 South CollegeWaxahachieBuilding1986
House at 708 East BrownEnnisBuilding1986
House at 712 East MarvinWaxahachieBuilding1986
House at 722 West MadisonEnnisBuilding1986
House at 802 East EnnisEnnisBuilding1986
House at 803 CantrellWaxahachieBuilding1986
House at 806 South DallasEnnisBuilding1986
House at 807 North PrestonEnnisBuilding1986
House at 810 North PrestonEnnisBuilding1986
House at 816 CantrellWaxahachieBuilding1986
House at 816 West WaterWaxahachieBuilding1986
House at 901 CantrellWaxahachieBuilding1986
Jolesch HouseEnnisBuilding1986
Joshua Chapel A.M.E. ChurchWaxahachieBuilding1986
Kirven, J. D., HouseWaxahachieBuilding1986
Koger, William, HouseWaxahachieBuilding1986
Langsford, Samuel, HouseWaxahachieBuilding1986
Lewis, William, HouseWaxahachieBuilding1986
Matthews-Atwood HouseEnnisBuilding1986
Matthews-Templeton HouseEnnisBuilding1986
McCanless-Williams HouseEnnisBuilding1986
McCartney HouseWaxahachieBuilding1986
Meredith-McDowal HouseEnnisBuilding1986
Moore HouseEnnisBuilding1986
Moore, W. B., HouseWaxahachieBuilding1986
Morton HouseEnnisBuilding1986
National Compress Company BuildingWaxahachieBuilding1987
Neal HouseEnnisBuilding1986
North Rogers Street Historic DistrictWaxahachieDistrict1986
Novy, Joe, HouseEnnisBuilding1986
Old City MillsEnnisBuilding1986
Oldham Avenue Historic DistrictWaxahachieDistrict1986
Oldham, Mary and Frank HouseWaxahachieBuilding1986
Paillet HouseWaxahachieBuilding1986
Patrick, Marshall T., HouseWaxahachieBuilding1986
Payne, M. S., HouseWaxahachieBuilding1986
Phillips, E. F., HouseWaxahachieBuilding1986
Plumhoff HouseWaxahachieBuilding1986
Ralston, Mary, HouseWaxahachieBuilding1986
Ransom HouseEnnisBuilding1986
Raphael HouseEnnisBuilding1986
Ray, M. B., HouseWaxahachieBuilding1986
Reinmiller, W. B., HouseWaxahachieBuilding1986
Rockett, Paris Q., HouseWaxahachieBuilding1986
Rosemont HouseWaxahachieBuilding1982
Saint Paul's Episcopal ChurchWaxahachieBuilding1986
Sanderson, James S., HouseEnnisBuilding1986
Second Trinity University CampusWaxahachieDistrict1987
Sharp HouseEnnisBuilding1986
Sims, O. B., HouseWaxahachieBuilding1986
Solon, John, HouseWaxahachieBuilding1987
Story, Jesse and Mary, HouseEnnisBuilding1986
Strickland-Sawyer HouseWaxahachieBuilding1984
Telfair HouseEnnisBuilding1986
Templeton, Judge M. B., HouseWaxahachieBuilding1986
Thompson, D. H., HouseWaxahachieBuilding1986
Trippet-Shive HouseWaxahachieBuilding1986
Vickery, Richard, HouseWaxahachieBuilding1986
Waxahachie Chautauqua BuildingWaxahachieBuilding1974
Waxahachie Lumber CompanyWaxahachieBuilding1987
Weatherford HouseEnnisBuilding1986
Weekley, John M., HouseEnnisBuilding1986
West End Historic DistrictWaxahachieDistrict1986
West Marvin Avenue-Patrick Street Historic DistrictWaxahachieDistrict2024
Williams, Porter L., HouseWaxahachieBuilding1986
Williams-Erwin HouseWaxahachieBuilding1978
Witten, Pat, HouseWaxahachieBuilding1986
Wyatt Street Shotgun House Historic DistrictWaxahachieDistrict1986

Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.

County formation

Newberry AHCB

Ellis was formed in 1849 (1849-12-20) from NAVARRO [mistake in description corrected 28 Jan 1850].

ELLIS created from NAVARRO [mistake in description corrected 28 Jan 1850].

Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Population by decade

Census

Ellis County population from 1850 to 2020 (Census historical series).

192k97k9891850188019201940196020002020
18501860188019001920194019501960198020002020
9895,24621,29450,05955,70047,73345,64543,39559,743111,360192,455

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.

Cemeteries & historical places

USGS GNIS

44 cemeteries and 0 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.

Cemeteries — 44 of 44 listed
NameLatLon
Auburn Cemetery32.30598-97.07195
Austonia Cemetery32.18876-96.73527
Bardwell Cemetery32.24626-96.68721
Bee Creek Cemetery32.24459-96.985
Bell's Chapel Cemetery32.47866-96.78381
Berrys Chapel Cemetery32.20182-97.02361
Blanton Cemetery32.10411-96.86479
Blanton-Hooser Cemetery32.10904-96.84722
Bluff Springs Cemetery32.52292-96.71361
Boren Cemetery32.31348-96.74472
Crisp Cemetery32.39181-96.59193
Dean Cemetery32.21293-96.78388
Douglas Cemetery32.49292-96.72666
Ferris Park Cemetery32.54208-96.67472
Forreston Cemetery32.23015-96.86805
Garden Valley Cemetery32.26459-96.82611
Grady Cemetery32.21987-96.67999
Graves Cemetery32.47319-96.76416
Greathouse Cemetery32.29792-96.94778
Hefley Cemetery32.46625-96.55666
Hillcrest Park Cemetery32.41236-96.88361
Hughes Cemetery32.21015-96.83027
IOOF Odd Fellows and Rebekahs Home Cemetery32.3086-96.61286
Jackson Cemetery32.32542-97.04667
Lucille Cemetery32.43625-96.65027
Maloney Cemetery32.24515-96.77749
Mount Zion Cemetery32.46014-96.955
Myrtle Cemetery32.32431-96.64055
Newton Cemetery32.4632-97.01139
Norman Cemetery32.48958-96.60916
Old Cemetery32.53319-96.67166
Ozro Cemetery32.33737-97.05417
Palmer Cemetery32.46042-96.63332
Prude Hyde Cemetery32.45736-96.74138
Red Oak Cemetery32.50125-96.81139
Redwine Cemetery32.26255-96.55496
Saint Joseph Cemetery32.31737-96.64305
Sanderson Cemetery32.2532-96.6661
Sardis Cemetery32.43125-96.915
Shiloh Cemetery32.51736-96.89472
Smith Cemetery32.44153-96.73888
Templeton Cemetery32.31268-96.7148
Union Hill Cemetery32.43486-96.55221
Walnut Springs Cemetery32.52625-96.56555

Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.

Historical markers

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