Welcome to Ely ...

Ely is located in Lee County<1>.

The location of 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 Ely, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Ely is 1,390 feet [424 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Ely lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Ely is within the boundaries of the (276) area code.

Communities Also Named Ely ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Ely - they are located in Alabama, California (2), Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, Oregon, Texas and Vermont.

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

Communities near Ely ...

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

• Big Stone Gap
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Stone Gap
  • Big Stone Gap is located in Wise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Stone Gap <4>
• Cumberland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Cumberland is located in Harlan County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland <4>
• Appalachia
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appalachia
  • Appalachia is located in Wise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Appalachia <4>
• Harlan
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
  • Harlan is located in Harlan County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,471 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harlan <4>
• Jonesville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
  • Jonesville is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 920 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <4>
• Evarts
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evarts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evarts
  • Evarts is located in Harlan County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evarts <4>
• Lynch
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
  • Lynch is located in Harlan County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 630 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynch <4>
• Benham
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benham
  • Benham is located in Harlan County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benham <4>
• Willis
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
  • Willis is located in Hancock County (TN)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
• Saint Charles
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
  • Saint Charles is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 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 Ely. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ely.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ely ...

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

Adding Ely to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ely 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 Ely was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ely post office opened in 1890.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ely.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/