Welcome to Ellis ...

Ellis is located in Acadia Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ellis, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1908.

Ellis is near sea level<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Ellis: (337)

Communities Also Named Ellis ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 35 communities that are also named Ellis - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (3), Florida, Georgia (3), Idaho, Illinois (3), Indiana (3), Iowa, Kansas, 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.

• Crowley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
  • Crowley is located in Acadia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,520 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crowley <3>
• Jennings
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
  • Jennings is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jennings <3>
• Eunice
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunice
  • Eunice is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eunice <3>
• Scott
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
  • Scott is located in Lafayette Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,787 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scott <3>
• Rayne
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayne
  • Rayne is located in Acadia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,983 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rayne <3>
• Church Point
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Church Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Point
  • Church Point is located in Acadia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,367 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Church Point <3>
• Basile
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Basile have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basile
  • Basile is located in Evangeline Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,791 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basile <3>
• Duson
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duson
  • Duson is located in Lafayette Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duson <3>
• Iota
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iota
  • Iota is located in Acadia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,428 people
• Gueydan
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gueydan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gueydan
  • Gueydan is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,328 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gueydan <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 for Ellis was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ellis post office opened in 1908.

We also found Ellis on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Louisiana (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ellis.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/