Welcome to Ellis ...
Ellis is located in Portage County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Ellis, you might consider that their post office opened in 1867.
Ellis is 1,170 feet [357 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Ellis lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Telephone area codes for Ellis: (715) & (534)<3>
Communities Also Named Ellis ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 35 communities that are also named Ellis - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (3), Florida, Georgia (3), Idaho, Illinois (3), Indiana (3), Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri (2), Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ellis.
Communities near Ellis ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ellis.
- Stevens Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Point
- Stevens Point is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,949 people
- Plover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Mosinee
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Whiting
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Iola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Amherst
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Amherst is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,082 people
- Biron
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Park Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
- Park Ridge is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
- Rosholt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Junction City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Junction City is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 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 Ellis. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ellis.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ellis. 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.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ellis. See our Newspapers Page for Ellis.
Adding Ellis to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Ellis 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 Ellis was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Ellis post office opened in 1867.
We also found Ellis in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Ellis.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ellis. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Portage County: www.co.portage.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Portage, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ellis - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | Area code (534) is an overlay for area code (715). |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |