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Welcome to West Ely ...

West Ely is located in Marion County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Ely, you might consider that their post office opened in 1836.

A typical abbreviation for West Ely: W. Ely

West Ely is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for West Ely: 573 & 235<3>

Communities Also Named West Ely ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named West Ely - they are located in Nevada and Quebec.

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

Communities near West Ely ...

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

  • Quincy
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Quincy is located in Adams County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,589 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quincy <4>
  • Hannibal
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Palmyra
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Monroe City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • New London
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Payson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Payson is located in Adams County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 980 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Payson <4>
  • Center
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Hull
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Hull is located in Pike County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hull <4>
  • Frankford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Rensselaer
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Rensselaer is located in Ralls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 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 West Ely. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Ely.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Ely ...

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

Adding West Ely to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Ely 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 West Ely was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the West Ely post office opened in 1836. The West Ely post office closed in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Ely.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Marion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Ely - 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 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the West Ely area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the West Ely 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>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/