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Welcome to Ellaville ...

Ellaville is located in Winston County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Ellaville, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Ellaville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Ellaville is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Ellaville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Ellaville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Ellaville - they are located in Florida (3), Georgia (2), Maryland and Oklahoma.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ellaville.

Communities near Ellaville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ellaville.

  • Haleyville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Moulton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Double Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Addison
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lynn
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
    • Lynn is located in Winston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
  • Arley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Natural Bridge
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Ashridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashridge
    • Ashridge is located in Winston County
  • Houston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houston have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
    • Houston is located in Winston County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houston <4>
  • Upshaw
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upshaw
    • Upshaw is located in Winston County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ellaville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ellaville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ellaville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ellaville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ellaville. See our Newspapers Page for Ellaville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ellaville ...

Looking for more information about Ellaville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Ellaville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ellaville.

Adding Ellaville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ellaville in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Ellaville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Ellaville post office opened in 1888.

We also found Ellaville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ellaville.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ellaville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Winston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ellaville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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