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Welcome to Ellsworth ...

Ellsworth is located in Clark County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ellsworth, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.

Ellsworth is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Ellsworth lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Ellsworth: 360 & 564<3>

Communities Also Named Ellsworth ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 27 communities that are also named Ellsworth - they are located in Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida (2), Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Ellsworth ...

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

  • Portland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Portland is located in Multnomah County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 656,751 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portland <4>
  • Vancouver
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hillsboro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Hillsboro is located in Washington County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,985 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <4>
  • Gresham
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Gresham is located in Multnomah County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,031 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gresham <4>
  • Beaverton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Beaverton is located in Washington County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 98,957 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaverton <4>
  • Tigard
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Tigard is located in Washington County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,049 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tigard <4>
  • Lake Oswego
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Oregon City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Tualatin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Tualatin is located in Clackamas County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tualatin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,481 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tualatin <4>
  • West Linn
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • West Linn is located in Clackamas County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Linn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,747 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Linn <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 Ellsworth. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ellsworth.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ellsworth ...

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

Adding Ellsworth to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ellsworth post office opened in 1901. The Ellsworth post office closed in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ellsworth.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Clark, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ellsworth - 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 360 code has been Overlayed with the 564 area code. New phone numbers in the Ellsworth area will be assigned with one of these codes: 360 or 564. As a result, placing a call in the Ellsworth 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/