Welcome to Ella ...

Ella is located in Lexington County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ella, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Ella is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Ella: (803)

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, Pennsylvania, 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.

• Lexington
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <4>
• Irmo
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irmo
  • Irmo is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irmo <4>
• Newberry
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry
  • Newberry is located in Newberry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,141 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newberry <4>
• Batesburg - Leesville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Batesburg - Leesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesburg - Leesville
  • Batesburg - Leesville is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,402 people
• Batesburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesburg
  • Batesburg is located in Lexington County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batesburg <4>
• Springdale
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
  • Springdale is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
• South Congaree
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Congaree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Congaree
  • South Congaree is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,485 people
• Leesville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
  • Leesville is located in Lexington County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesville <4>
• Chapin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
  • Chapin is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapin <4>
• Prosperity
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
  • Prosperity is located in Newberry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prosperity <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 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 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 1891.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ella.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lexington County: www.lex-co.com/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/