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Welcome to Ellis ...

So far, we found very little information about Ellis. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Ellis to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ellis, please Contact Us.


Ellis would have been located within present day San Joaquin County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ellis, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Ellis is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Ellis was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Ellis was located: 209 & 350<4>

Communities Also Named Ellis ...

While we believe that this Ellis is located in San Joaquin County, we know of another 2 California communities named Ellis. Those communities are located in the following counties: Riverside and Shasta County.

Beyond California, there are 35 communities that are also named Ellis - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, 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.

  • Stockton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Stockton is located in San Joaquin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 312,716 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockton <5>
  • Livermore
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Manteca
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Manteca is located in San Joaquin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteca
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,445 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manteca <5>
  • Brentwood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Lathrop
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lathrop is located in San Joaquin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathrop
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,373 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lathrop <5>
  • Ripon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Ripon is located in San Joaquin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,774 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripon <5>
  • Lyoth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Lyoth is located in San Joaquin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyoth
  • Banta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Carnegie ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Carnegie is located in San Joaquin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie
  • Tesla ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Tesla is located in Alameda County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tesla

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.

Adding Ellis to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ellis 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 (so far) for Ellis was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ellis.

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 Ellis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including San Joaquin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ellis - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 209 code has been Overlayed with the 350 area code. New phone numbers in the Ellis area will be assigned with one of these codes: 209 or 350. 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).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.