Welcome to Ellwood Landing ...
Ellwood Landing is located in Yazoo County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Ellwood Landing: Ellwood Lndg. (or less commonly used: Ellwood Lndng.)
Ellwood Landing is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Ellwood Landing lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Ellwood Landing: 662 & 471<3>
Communities near Ellwood Landing ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ellwood Landing.
- Yazoo City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Yazoo City is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yazoo City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
- Former names for Yazoo City:
- Hannan's Bluff
- Manchester
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yazoo City <4>
- Rolling Fork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bentonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cary
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cary is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Louise
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Louise is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Satartia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Satartia is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satartia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Kearney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kearney is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney
- Russellville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Russellville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Valley Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Park is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
- Smedes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Smedes is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedes
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 Ellwood Landing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ellwood Landing.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ellwood Landing. 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 Ellwood Landing.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ellwood Landing. See our Newspapers Page for Ellwood Landing.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ellwood Landing ...
Looking for more information about Ellwood Landing? 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 Ellwood Landing, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ellwood Landing.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Yazoo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ellwood Landing - 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 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Ellwood Landing area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Ellwood Landing 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. |