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Welcome to Ellicott ...

Ellicott is located in Erie County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ellicott, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1852.

Ellicott is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Ellicott: 716 & 624<3>

Communities Also Named Ellicott ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Ellicott - they are located in California and Colorado.

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

Websites for Ellicott ...

Official Website: www.townofellicott.com/

Communities near Ellicott ...

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

  • Buffalo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Fort Erie
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lackawanna
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Kenmore
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Depew
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Lancaster
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Hamburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • East Aurora
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Aurora
    • East Aurora is located in Erie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,165 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Aurora <4>
  • Williamsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
    • Williamsville is located in Erie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,171 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsville <4>
  • Springville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ellicott ...

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

Adding Ellicott to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ellicott 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 Ellicott was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Ellicott post office opened in 1852.

We also found Ellicott in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ellicott.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Erie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ellicott - 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 716 code has been Overlayed with the 624 area code. New phone numbers in the Ellicott area will be assigned with one of these codes: 716 or 624. As a result, placing a call in the Ellicott 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.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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