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Welcome to Ellis ...

Ellis is located in Dallas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ellis, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Ellis is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Ellis: 334 & 483<3>

Communities Also Named Ellis ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 35 communities that are also named Ellis - they are located in Arkansas, California (3), Florida, Georgia (3), Idaho, Illinois (3), Indiana (3), Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri (2), Nebraska, 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.

  • Camden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Yellow Bluff
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Yellow Bluff is located in Wilcox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bluff
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
  • Orrville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Oak Hill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Oak Hill is located in Wilcox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
  • Boykin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Boykin is located in Wilcox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
  • Crumptonia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Crumptonia is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumptonia
  • Millers Ferry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Millers Ferry is located in Wilcox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ferry
  • Prairie Bluff ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Prairie Bluff is located in Wilcox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Bluff
    • Prairie Bluff has also been known as:
    • Dale
    • Daletown
  • Rehoboth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Rehoboth is located in Wilcox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
  • Richmond
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Richmond is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond

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 (so far) for Ellis was on a map titled Map of Alabama (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ellis.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Dallas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ellis - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 334 code has been Overlayed with the 483 area code. New phone numbers in the Ellis area will be assigned with one of these codes: 334 or 483. As a result, placing a call in the Ellis area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.