Welcome to Ellwood Park ...

Ellwood Park is located in Erie County<1>.

The location of Ellwood Park has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ellwood Park, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1897.

Ellwood Park is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Ellwood Park is within the boundaries of the (716) area code.

Communities near Ellwood Park ...

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

• Buffalo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Buffalo is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 254,479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <4>
• Niagara Falls
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara Falls
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niagara Falls <4>
• Welland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welland
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welland <4>
• Niagara Falls
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara Falls
  • Niagara Falls is located in Niagara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,392 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niagara Falls <4>
• North Tonawanda
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tonawanda
  • North Tonawanda is located in Niagara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,050 people
• Fort Erie
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Erie
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Erie <4>
• Lockport
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
  • Lockport is located in Niagara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,194 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lockport <4>
• Lackawanna
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackawanna
  • Lackawanna is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lackawanna <4>
• Depew
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depew
  • Depew is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Depew <4>
• Tonawanda
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonawanda
  • Tonawanda is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,755 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tonawanda <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ellwood Park ...

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

Adding Ellwood Park to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ellwood Park 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 Ellwood Park was on a map titled Map of New York (from Rand McNally, 1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ellwood Park.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ellwood Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Erie County: www.erie.gov/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/