Welcome to Ella ...
So far, we found very little information about Ella. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Ella to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ella, please Contact Us.
Ella would have been located within present day Pope County<2>.
The location of Ella has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Ella, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Ella is 1,730 feet [527 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Ella was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Ella ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Ella - they are located in Kentucky, Oregon, 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.
- Marshall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Marshall is located in Searcy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <5>
- Hector
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
- Hector is located in Pope County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hector <5>
- Leslie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leslie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Leslie is located in Searcy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leslie <5>
- Witt's Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Witt's Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
- Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
- Alread
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alread
- Alread is located in Van Buren County
- Rex
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
- Rex is located in Van Buren County
- Copeland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Crabtree
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
- Crabtree is located in Van Buren County
- Dennard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennard
- Dennard is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dennard <5>
- Scotland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Scotland is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotland <5>
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.
Adding Ella to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Ella 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 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 1892.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Ella.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.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 Ella, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Pope, 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 Ella - 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |