Welcome to Ellison ...
So far, we found very little information about Ellison. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Ellison to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ellison, please Contact Us.
Ellison would have been located within present day Marengo County<2>.
The location of Ellison has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Ellison, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Ellison is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Ellison was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Ellison still existed, it would have been in the (334) area code.
Communities Also Named Ellison ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Ellison - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Nebraska, Nevada, Ohio (2), Utah and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ellison.
Communities near Ellison ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ellison.
- Thomasville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Thomasville is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,766 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomasville <5>
- Linden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Linden is located in Marengo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,853 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linden <5>
- Pine Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Thomaston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Sweet Water
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Sweet Water is located in Marengo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Fulton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Yellow Bluff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bluff
- Yellow Bluff is located in Wilcox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Atkeison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkeison
- Atkeison is located in Clarke County
- Dixon's Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixon's Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon's Mills
- Dixon's Mills is located in Marengo County
- Arlington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Arlington is located in Wilcox 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 Ellison. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ellison.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ellison. 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 Ellison.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ellison. See our Newspapers Page for Ellison.
Adding Ellison to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Ellison 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 Ellison was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Ellison.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ellison, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Marengo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ellison - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |