Unincorporated community · Gage County · post office 1887–1958
About Ellis
Ellis is an unincorporated community in western Gage County, on the south side of US 136 about 8 miles west-southwest of Beatrice. Ellis United Methodist Church, 11744 First St., still holds services.
History
Ellis grew up as a station on the Rock Island's Chicago–Denver line and was named for John R. Ellis, a Beatrice banker. Its post office opened in 1887 and closed in 1958. By 1918 it had 122 people and the Ellis State Bank. The Ellis Cemetery, half a mile north, has burials from 1890.
Nearby towns
| Beatrice | about 8 mi east-northeast | US 136 |
| Odell | about 12 mi south-southeast | County roads |
| Pickrell | about 13 mi northeast | County roads |
| Diller | about 8 mi south-southwest | County roads |
| Plymouth | about 8 mi northwest | County roads |
Things to see
Ellis United Methodist Church · Ellis Cemetery · Homestead National Historical Park, about 5 mi north-northeast
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Ellis Businesses & Places
2 listings in Ellis.
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Community & Faith (2)
- Ellis Cemetery — Cemeteries
- Ellis, NE UMC — Methodist Church