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Welcome to Ellendale ...

So far, we found very little information about Ellendale. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Ellendale to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ellendale, please Contact Us.


Ellendale would have been located within present day Nye County<2>.

Ellendale was founded in 1909.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Ellendale is 6,600 feet [2,012 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Ellendale is 1¼ mile [or 2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Ellendale was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Ellendale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Ellendale - they are located in Delaware, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Communities near Ellendale ...

We have created a list of 5 communities that are near Ellendale.

  • Hannapah ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Hannapah is located in Nye County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannapah
  • Silverbow ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Silverbow is located in Nye County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverbow
    • Silverbow has also been known as:
    • Silver Bow
  • Warm Springs
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Tonopah
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Tonopah is located in Nye County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonopah
    • Former name for Tonopah:
    • Butler City
    • Tonopah has also been known as:
    • New Belmont
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tonopah <4>
  • Tybo ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Tybo is located in Nye County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tybo

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ellendale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ellendale.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ellendale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Nye, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ellendale - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.