Unincorporated community in the state of Idaho, United States
Unincorporated community in Idaho, United States
Ellis is an
unincorporated community in
Custer County ,
Idaho , United States, located on
U.S. Route 93 15.5 miles (24.9 km) northeast of
Challis . The town consists solely of a
post office , with
ZIP code 83235.
[2]
History
Ellis appears on state maps as early as 1887.
[3] Ellis' population was 20 in 1909,
[4] and 10 in 1960.
[5] Ellis once had its own store and cafe, which burned down in 1975; the fire also damaged the post office, which was relocated to a new building as a result.
[6]
References
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"US Board on Geographic Names" .
United States Geological Survey . October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008 .
^
"ZIP Code Lookup" . Archived from
the original on August 5, 2012. Retrieved March 10, 2010 .
^ Cram, George Franklin (1887).
Cram's Universal Atlas: Geographical, Astronomical and Historical, Containing a Complete Series of Maps of Modern Geography, Illustrated by Numerous Views and Charts ; the Whole Supplemented with Valuable Statistics, Diagrams, and a Complete Gazetteer of the United States . G.F. Cram. pp. 367–369.
^ Davis, Ellis A. (1909).
Davis' New Commercial Encyclopedia: Washington, Oregon, and Idaho, the Pacific Northwest . Ellis A. Davis. p. 189.
^ "Idaho". World Book Encyclopedia . Vol. I. Chicago: Field Enterprises Educational Corporation. 1960. p. 27.
^ Johnson, Bob (October 1, 1975).
"Indecision Said Causing Delay" . Idaho State Journal . p. B1. Retrieved June 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.