Book Description

214 pages with 56 maps An indispensable book for any researcher interested in Ellis County's history or land (or both), or its first landowners after Texas's Independence from Mexico. Each book in this series is laid out into multiple maps using a 6 mile high by 4 mile wide grid.This book contains 51 Survey maps laid out within this grid. Each Land Survey Map shows the boundaries of original parcels laid out over existing roads, railroads, waterways. These are shown as well as the original Survey-Name and the Abstract Number assigned by the Texas General Land Office to the instrument that gave ownership to that parcel. Here are a number of details about our Ellis County book . . . Supplemental Maps Included (in addition to the primary Survey Maps) . . . - Where Ellis County Lies Within the State (Map A) - Ellis County and its Surrounding Counties (Map B) - An Index Map showing where each of the Land Survey Maps are within Ellis County (Map C) - An Index Map that builds upon Map C and shows the community-center points in relationship to the county-grid (Map D) - An Index Map that builds upon Map C and shows cemeteries listed in the USGS database in relationship to the county-grid (Map E) Primary Indexes (apart from each Survey-Map's own index of survey-names) - An All-Name Index (alphabetical by last-name) for every person mentioned in the maps, utilizing both Texas General Land Office and Texas Railroad Commission data. - The Abstract Listing: this is where you find the real details behind each parcel of land.Items are listed by Abstract Number What Cities and Towns are in Ellis County, Texas (and in this book)? Alma, Alsdorf, Auburn, Avalon, Bardwell, Bell Branch, Boyce, Boz, Bristol, Britton, Byrd, Creechville, Crisp, Elva, Ennis, Ensign, Ferris, Five Points, Forreston, Garrett, Griffith, Howard, Ike, India, Italy, Lone Cedar, Lumkins, Maypearl, Midlothian, Milford, Mountain Peak, Nash, Nelson, Nena, Oak Grove, Oak Leaf, Onion Creek, Ovilla, Palmer, Pecan Hill, Plum Grove, Rankin, Reagor Springs, Red Oak, Rockett, Sand Lake, Sardis, Sonoma, Sterrett, Telico, Trumbull, Walnut Springs, Ward, Waxahachie