Welcome to Ellis ...

Ellis is primarily located in Gage County<1>. A portion of Ellis extends into Jefferson County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ellis, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Ellis is 1,430 feet [436 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Telephone area codes for Ellis: (402) and (531)<3>

Communities Also Named Ellis ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 35 communities that are also named Ellis - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (3), Florida, Georgia (3), Idaho, Illinois (3), Indiana (3), Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri (2), New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Ellis ...

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

• Beatrice
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatrice
  • Beatrice is located in Gage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,264 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beatrice <4>
• Fairbury
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbury
  • Fairbury is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairbury <4>
• Wilber
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilber
  • Wilber is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,809 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilber <4>
• Wymore
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wymore
  • Wymore is located in Gage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wymore <4>
• De Witt
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
  • De Witt is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Witt <4>
• Plymouth
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <4>
• Blue Springs
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
  • Blue Springs is located in Gage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Springs <4>
• Odell
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
  • Odell is located in Gage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odell <4>
• Diller
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diller
  • Diller is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diller <4>
• Clatonia
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clatonia
  • Clatonia is located in Gage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clatonia <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ellis ...

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

Adding Ellis to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ellis 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 Ellis was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Ellis post office opened in 1887.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ellis.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Gage County: www.co.gage.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/