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Welcome to Ellis Mills ...

Ellis Mills is located in Houston County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ellis Mills, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

A typical abbreviation for Ellis Mills: Ellis Mls. (or less commonly used: Ellis Mlls.)

Ellis Mills is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Ellis Mills lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Ellis Mills: 931

Communities near Ellis Mills ...

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

  • Clarksville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Oakridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Oakridge is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakridge
    • Estimated population in 2014: 29,303 people
  • Dickson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Brownsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Brownsville is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
    • Estimated population in 2014: 9,974 people
  • Halls Creek
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Halls Creek is located in Humphreys County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Creek
  • Pigeon Roost
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Pigeon Roost is located in Humphreys County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Roost
    • Estimated population in 2014: 6,132 people
  • Louise Heights
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Louise Heights is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise Heights
    • Estimated population in 2014: 5,715 people
  • McEwen
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • McEwen is located in Humphreys County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,743 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McEwen <3>
  • Throckmorton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
  • Charlotte
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ellis Mills ...

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

Adding Ellis Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ellis Mills 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 (so far) for Ellis Mills was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Ellis Mills post office opened in 1892. The Ellis Mills post office closed in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ellis Mills.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Houston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ellis Mills - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/