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Welcome to Ellicott ...

Ellicott is located in Santa Cruz County<1>.

Ellicott is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Ellicott lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Ellicott ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Ellicott - they are located in Colorado and New York.

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

Communities near Ellicott ...

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

  • Salinas
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Santa Cruz
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Gilroy
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilroy
    • Gilroy is located in Santa Clara County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,831 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilroy <3>
  • Watsonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Morgan Hill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Marina
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marina
    • Marina is located in Monterey County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,836 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marina <3>
  • Scotts Valley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Capitola
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • San Juan Bautista
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Colache Town
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colache Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colache Town
    • Colache Town is located in Santa Cruz 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 Ellicott. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ellicott.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ellicott ...

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

Adding Ellicott to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ellicott 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 for Ellicott was mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (July 1929).

We also found Ellicott in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ellicott.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Santa Cruz, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ellicott - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.