Welcome to Ennis ...
Ennis is located in Muhlenberg County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Ennis, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.
Ennis is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Ennis lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Ennis: 270 & 364<3>
Communities Also Named Ennis ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Ennis - they are located in Arizona, California, Georgia (3), Kansas, Michigan, Montana, Texas, Washington and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ennis.
Communities near Ennis ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ennis.
- Central City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Beaver Dam
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hartford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Morgantown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lewisburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Powderly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powderly have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderly
- Powderly is located in Muhlenberg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powderly <4>
- Drakesboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Island
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Centertown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centertown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Centertown is located in Ohio County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
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 Ennis. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ennis.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ennis. 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 Ennis.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ennis. See our Newspapers Page for Ennis.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ennis ...
Looking for more information about Ennis? 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 Ennis, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ennis.
Adding Ennis to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Ennis 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 Ennis was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Ennis post office opened in 1903.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Ennis.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Muhlenberg, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ennis - 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 270 code has been Overlayed with the 364 area code. New phone numbers in the Ennis area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Ennis 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |