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Welcome to Ellery ...

Ellery is primarily located in Edwards County<1>. A portion of Ellery extends into Wayne County.

The pronunciation of Ellery: EL-ree<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ellery, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

Ellery is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Ellery lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Ellery (for example, toward Spurgeon (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Ellery: 618 & 730<4>

The ZIP code for Ellery: 62833<5>

Communities Also Named Ellery ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Ellery - it's located in New York.

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

Communities near Ellery ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ellery ...

Looking for more information about Ellery? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Ellery, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Ellery.

Adding Ellery to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ellery 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 (so far) for Ellery was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Ellery post office opened in 1882.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ellery.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Edwards, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Ellery. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ellery - 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 618 code has been Overlayed with the 730 area code. New phone numbers in the Ellery area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Ellery area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Ellery). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Ellery or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/