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Welcome to Ellis ...

Ellis is located in Steuben County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ellis, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

Ellis is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Ellis lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Ellis: 260

Communities Also Named Ellis ...

While we believe that this Ellis is located in Steuben County, we know of another 2 Indiana communities named Ellis. Those communities are located in the following counties: Clinton and Greene County.

Beyond Indiana, there are 35 communities that are also named Ellis - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (3), Florida, Georgia (3), Idaho, Illinois (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.

  • Auburn
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Angola
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Montpelier
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Butler
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Waterloo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Fremont
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Edgerton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Edgerton is located in Williams County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,990 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgerton <3>
  • Hamilton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Hamilton is located in Steuben County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,595 people
  • Pioneer
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Pioneer is located in Williams County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,396 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pioneer <3>
  • Reading
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Reading is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,042 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reading <3>

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ellis ...

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

Adding Ellis to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ellis 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 Ellis was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Ellis post office opened in 1888. The Ellis post office closed in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ellis.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Steuben, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ellis - 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>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/