Welcome to Ely ...

Ely is located in Monmouth County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ely, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Ely is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Ely ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Ely - they are located in Alabama, California (2), Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, Oregon, Texas, Vermont and Virginia.

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

Websites for Ely ...

Junior League:   www.jlmc.org/

Communities near Ely ...

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

• Trenton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Trenton is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,957 people
• New Brunswick
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brunswick
  • New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,182 people
• Asbury Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Park
  • Asbury Park is located in Monmouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,377 people
• Neptune City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune City
  • Neptune City is located in Monmouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,594 people
• Shrewsbury
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
  • Shrewsbury is located in Monmouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,040 people
• Bordentown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordentown
  • Bordentown is located in Burlington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
• Vista Center
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vista Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Center
  • Vista Center is located in Ocean County
• West Freehold
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Freehold
  • West Freehold is located in Monmouth County
• Prospertown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospertown
  • Prospertown is located in Monmouth County
• Tennent
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennent
  • Tennent is located in Monmouth County

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 Ely. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ely.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ely ...

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

Adding Ely to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of 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 for Ely was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Ely post office opened in 1886.

We also found Ely in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ely.