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Welcome to Ellwood ...

Ellwood is located in Santa Barbara County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ellwood, 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.

Ellwood is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Ellwood: 805 & 820<3>

Communities Also Named Ellwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Ellwood - they are located in Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina and Texas.

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

Communities near Ellwood ...

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

  • Santa Barbara
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Goleta
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goleta
    • Goleta is located in Santa Barbara County
    • Estimated population in 2015: 30,944 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goleta <4>
  • Solvang
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solvang
    • Solvang is located in Santa Barbara County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,556 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solvang <4>
  • Naples ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
    • Naples is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Hope Ranch
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Ranch
    • Hope Ranch is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Capitan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitan
    • Capitan is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Mission Canyon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission Canyon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Canyon
    • Mission Canyon is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Cachuma Village
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cachuma Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cachuma Village
    • Cachuma Village is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Montecito
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Santa Ynez
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)

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 Ellwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ellwood.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ellwood ...

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

Adding Ellwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ellwood 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 Ellwood was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ellwood.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Santa Barbara, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ellwood - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 805 code has been Overlayed with the 820 area code. New phone numbers in the Ellwood area will be assigned with one of these codes: 805 or 820. As a result, placing a call in the Ellwood area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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.