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Welcome to Ellsworth ...

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

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


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

Ellsworth was founded in 1863.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Ellsworth is 7,020 feet [2,140 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Ellsworth is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

Communities Also Named Ellsworth ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 27 communities that are also named Ellsworth - they are located in Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida (2), Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Ellsworth ...

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

  • Gabbs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Green Springs ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Springs is located in Nye County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
  • Lodi ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Lodi is located in Nye County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
  • Ione ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Ione is located in Nye County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ione
  • Berlin ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Berlin is located in Nye County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
  • Grantsville ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Grantsville is located in Nye County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
  • Broken Hills ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Broken Hills is located in Mineral County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Hills
  • Goldyke ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Goldyke is located in Nye County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldyke
  • Eastgate
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Eastgate is located in Churchill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastgate
  • Ophir ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Ophir is located in Nye County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
    • Ophir has also been known as:
    • Toiyabe - City
    • Twin River

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

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

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

Adding Ellsworth to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ellsworth in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Ellsworth was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ellsworth post office opened in 1866. The Ellsworth post office closed in 1884.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ellsworth.

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 Ellsworth, 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 Ellsworth - 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.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/