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Welcome to Ella ...

Ella is located in Jefferson County<1>.

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

Ella is 1,620 feet [494 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Ella: 814 & 582<3>

Communities Also Named Ella ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Ella - they are located in Arkansas, Kentucky, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Ella ...

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

  • Clarion
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Brookville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Brockway
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Knox
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Knox is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,067 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knox <4>
  • Summerville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Summerville is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
  • Strattanville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Shippenville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Tionesta
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Corsica
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Corsica is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corsica
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
  • Worthville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Worthville is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ella ...

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

Adding Ella to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ella 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 Ella was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ella post office opened in 1886. The Ella post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ella.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ella - 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 814 code has been Overlayed with the 582 area code. New phone numbers in the Ella area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Ella 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>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/