Unincorporated community in the American state of Missouri
Ellis Prairie is an
unincorporated community in
Texas County ,
Missouri , United States.
[1] It is located on
Missouri Route AA , 7.5 miles northwest of
Houston and 2.5 miles east of
Mitchells Corner and
Missouri Route 17 .
[2]
A post office called Ellis Prairie was established in 1879, and remained in operation until 1979.
[3] The community has the name of Washington Asa Ellis, who settled on a nearby prairie.
[4]
References
^
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ellis Prairie, Missouri
^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 54,
ISBN
0-89933-224-2
^
"Post Offices" . Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 28, 2016 .
^
"Texas County Place Names, 1928–1945" . The State Historical Society of Missouri.
Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2016 .
37°24′48″N 92°02′23″W / 37.41333°N 92.03972°W / 37.41333; -92.03972