Welcome to Ella ...

Ella is located in Morrow County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ella, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Ella is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Ella lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Ella: (541) and (458)<4>

Communities Also Named Ella ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Ella - they are located in Arkansas, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Ella ...

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

• Boardman
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boardman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
  • Boardman is located in Morrow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boardman <5>
• Arlington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Arlington is located in Gilliam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <5>
• Ione
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ione
  • Ione is located in Morrow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ione <5>
• Lexington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Morrow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 240 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <5>
• Olex
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olex have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olex
  • Olex is located in Gilliam County
• Pine City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
  • Pine City is located in Morrow County
• Ordnance ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ordnance
  • Ordnance is located in Umatilla County
• Roosevelt
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosevelt
  • Roosevelt is located in Klickitat County (WA)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roosevelt <5>
• Heppner
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heppner
  • Heppner is located in Morrow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heppner <5>
• Gooseberry
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gooseberry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooseberry
  • Gooseberry is located in Morrow 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 Ella. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ella.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ella ...

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

Adding Ella to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ella post office opened in 1882.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ella.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Morrow County: www.morrowcountyoregon.com/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/