Ellis Chapel

Ellis Chapel was just south of Farm Road 1395 and twelve miles northwest of Canton in northwestern Van Zandt County. It had a school in 1890 that reached an enrollment of fifty-one in 1905. In 1917 Ellis Chapel merged with Woodall to form Elwood. A cemetery was still shown at the site on county highway maps in the late 1980s.

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Diana J. Kleiner | © TSHA

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Belongs to

Ellis Chapel is part of or belongs to the following places:

Currently Exists

No

Place type

Ellis Chapel is classified as a Town

Associated Names

  • (Elwood)

Location

Latitude: 32.73373860
Longitude: -95.91774420

Has Post Office

No

Is Incorporated

No