Welcome to West Ely ...

West Ely is located in Marion County<1>.

The location of West Ely has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Ely, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1836.

A typical abbreviation for West Ely: W. Ely

West Ely is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for West Ely: (573)

Communities Also Named West Ely ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named West Ely - they are located in Nevada and Quebec.

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

Communities near West Ely ...

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

• Quincy
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
  • Quincy is located in Adams County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,589 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quincy <4>
• Hannibal
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannibal
  • Hannibal is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hannibal <4>
• Palmyra
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
  • Palmyra is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,578 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <4>
• Monroe City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
  • Monroe City is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe City <4>
• New London
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
  • New London is located in Ralls County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 987 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New London <4>
• Payson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payson
  • Payson is located in Adams County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 980 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Payson <4>
• Center
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
  • Center is located in Ralls County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center <4>
• Hull
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hull have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
  • Hull is located in Pike County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hull <4>
• Frankford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankford
  • Frankford is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankford <4>
• Rensselaer
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rensselaer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
  • Rensselaer is located in Ralls County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people

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 West Ely. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Ely.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West Ely. 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 West Ely.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Ely ...

Looking for more information about West Ely? 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 West Ely, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Ely.

Adding West Ely to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Ely in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for West Ely was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the West Ely post office opened in 1836.

We also found West Ely in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Ely.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/