Welcome to Ellen ...

Ellen is located in Lawrence County<1>.

Ellen is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Ellen: 606

Communities Also Named Ellen ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Ellen - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Kansas and Texas.

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

Communities near Ellen ...

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

• Paintsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintsville
  • Paintsville is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,925 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paintsville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Paintsville
  • From Ellen to Paintsville
• Louisa
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
  • Louisa is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisa <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Louisa
  • From Ellen to Louisa
• Fort Gay
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
  • Fort Gay is located in Wayne County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fort Gay
  • From Ellen to Fort Gay
• Inez
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Inez. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
  • Inez is located in Martin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inez <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Inez
  • From Ellen to Inez
• Blaine
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
  • Blaine is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blaine <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Blaine
  • From Ellen to Blaine
• Busseyville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Busseyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busseyville
  • Busseyville is located in Lawrence County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Busseyville
  • From Ellen to Busseyville
• Cordell
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cordell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
  • Cordell is located in Lawrence County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cordell
  • From Ellen to Cordell
• Noris ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Noris. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noris
  • Noris is located in Lawrence County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Noris
  • From Ellen to Noris
• Bumblebee ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bumblebee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumblebee
  • Bumblebee is located in Lawrence County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bumblebee
  • From Ellen to Bumblebee
• Charley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charley
  • Charley is located in Lawrence County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Charley
  • From Ellen to Charley

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ellen ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ellen. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/