Welcome to Ewell ...

Ewell is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Ewell is located in Upshur County<1>.

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

Ewell is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area codes for Ewell: (903) and (430)<3>

Communities Also Named Ewell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Ewell - they are located in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Utah and Virginia.

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

Communities near Ewell ...

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

• Gilmer
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmer
  • Gilmer is located in Upshur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,188 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilmer <4>
• Pittsburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
  • Pittsburg is located in Camp County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,680 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburg <4>
• Daingerfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daingerfield
  • Daingerfield is located in Morris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daingerfield <4>
• Hughes Springs
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughes Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Springs
  • Hughes Springs is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,672 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hughes Springs <4>
• Lone Star
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
  • Lone Star is located in Morris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Star <4>
• Ore City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore City
  • Ore City is located in Upshur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,254 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ore City <4>
• East Mountain
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mountain
  • East Mountain is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
• Union Grove
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
  • Union Grove is located in Upshur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
• Rocky Mound
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mound
  • Rocky Mound is located in Camp County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
• Bettie
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettie
  • Bettie is located in Upshur County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ewell ...

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

Adding Ewell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ewell 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 Ewell was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Ewell in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Ewell post office opened in 1886.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ewell.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Upshur County: www.countyofupshur.com/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/