Welcome to Ellsberry ...

Ellsberry is located in Brown County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ellsberry, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Ellsberry is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Ellsberry ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Ellsberry - it's located in North Dakota.

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

Communities near Ellsberry ...

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

• Georgetown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <4>
• West Union
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
  • West Union is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Union <4>
• Flemingsburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemingsburg
  • Flemingsburg is located in Fleming County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,804 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flemingsburg <4>
• Manchester
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <4>
• Ripley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
  • Ripley is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <4>
• Augusta
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
  • Augusta is located in Bracken County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,142 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Augusta <4>
• Winchester
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,002 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <4>
• Seaman
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaman
  • Seaman is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 886 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaman <4>
• Washington
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Mason County (KY)
• Brooksville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooksville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
  • Brooksville is located in Bracken County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooksville <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 Ellsberry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ellsberry.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ellsberry ...

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

Adding Ellsberry to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ellsberry post office opened in 1886.

We also found Ellsberry in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ellsberry.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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