Welcome to Ellison ...

Ellison is located in Humboldt County<1>.

Ellison is 4,430 feet [1,350 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Ellison is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Ellison lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Ellison: 775

Communities Also Named Ellison ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Ellison - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, British Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Nebraska, Ohio (2), Utah and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Ellison ...

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

• Valmy
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Valmy is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valmy
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valmy <3>
• Herrin ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Herrin is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin
• Dewitt Mill ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Dewitt Mill is located in Lander County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewitt Mill
• Battle Mountain
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Battle Mountain is located in Lander County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Mountain
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Battle Mountain <3>
• Jenkins ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jenkins is located in Lander County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
• Preble ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Preble is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preble
• Golconda
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Golconda is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golconda
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golconda <3>
• Argenta ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Argenta is located in Lander County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argenta
• Kampos ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Kampos is located in Lander County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kampos
• Shoshone ‑ Historic
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Shoshone is located in Eureka County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoshone
  • Shoshone has also been known as:
  • Shoshone Point

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ellison ...

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

Adding Ellison to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ellison 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 Ellison was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ellison.