Ellis, Ohio

Ellis is an unincorporated community in Muskingum County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.^[1]

History

Ellis was founded in 1870 as Ellis Station, a depot on the Cincinnati and Muskingum Valley railroad.^[2] The community was named for the local Ellis family.^[3] A post office called Ellis was established in 1879, and remained in operation until 1935.^[4]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ellis, Ohio
↑ Everhart, J.F. (1882). History of Muskingum County, Ohio, with illustrations and biographical sketches of prominent men and pioneers. J.F. Everhart & Co. p. 341.
↑ Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Muskingum County, Ohio. Unigraphic. 1892. p. 547.
↑ "Muskingum County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 4 January 2016.

Municipalities and communities of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Zanesville

City	Zanesville

Villages	Adamsville Dresden Frazeysburg Fultonham Gratiot‡ New Concord Norwich Philo Roseville‡ South Zanesville

Townships	Adams Blue Rock Brush Creek Cass Clay Falls Harrison Highland Hopewell Jackson Jefferson Licking Madison Meigs Monroe Muskingum Newton Perry Rich Hill Salem Salt Creek Springfield Union Washington Wayne

CDPs	Duncan Falls East Fultonham North Zanesville Pleasant Grove Trinway

Unincorporated communities	Adams Mills Bloomfield Blue Rock Bridgeville Cannelville Chandlersville Coal Hill Cottage Hill Darlington Dillon Falls Ellis Freeland Gaysport Gilbert High Hill Hopewell Ironspot Irville Licking View Marquand Mills Mattingly Settlement Meadow Farm Moxahala Park Museville Nashport Otsego Rix Mills Ruraldale Sonora Spratt Stovertown Sundale White Cottage Young Hickory Zeno

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 40°02′46″N 81°58′58″W / 40.04611°N 81.98278°W / 40.04611; -81.98278

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