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>.
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.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Ellison was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Ellison was located: 334
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)
- Linden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pine Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Pine Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
- Thomaston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
- Thomaston is located in Marengo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- 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)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fulton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Fulton is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
- 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.<5> 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.<5> 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.
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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Ellison - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |