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Welcome to Ellis Crossroads ...

Ellis Crossroads is located in Rowan County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Ellis Crossroads: Ellis Xrds.

Ellis Crossroads is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Ellis Crossroads: 704 & 980<3>

Communities Also Named Ellis Crossroads ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Ellis Crossroads - it's located in Alabama.

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

Websites for Ellis Crossroads ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.rowanchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Ellis Crossroads, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Ellis Crossroads ...

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

  • Kannapolis
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Salisbury
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Lexington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Mocksville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • China Grove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Landis
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Granite Quarry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Bermuda Run
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Rockwell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • East Spencer
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • East Spencer is located in Rowan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Spencer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 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 Ellis Crossroads. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ellis Crossroads.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ellis Crossroads ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Rowan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ellis Crossroads - 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 704 code has been Overlayed with the 980 area code. New phone numbers in the Ellis Crossroads area will be assigned with one of these codes: 704 or 980. As a result, placing a call in the Ellis Crossroads 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.