Ellis,_South_Dakota

Ellis, South Dakota

Ellis, South Dakota

Unincorporated community in South Dakota, US

Ellis is an unincorporated community in south-central Minnehaha County, South Dakota, United States.[1] Ellis is located approximately one mile west of the Sioux Falls city limits on Ellis Road, or 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of South Dakota Highway 42. The Ellis & Eastern Railroad is based in Ellis, running 14.5 miles (23.3 km) to Brandon to the east. In 1995, the two largest commodities carried by trains were non-metallic minerals and chemicals, mostly for factories near Sioux Falls.[2] The community is considered a part of the Sioux Falls metropolitan area.[3]

History

Ellis was founded on April 27, 1893, and was originally called Scoopville.[1] The present name most likely honors A. B. Ellis, a railroad employee.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "Ellis". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
  2. [2]
    "South Dakota Rail Plan" (PDF). South Dakota Department of Transportation. April 1997. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
  3. [3]
    "Sioux Falls Metro Area Profile - Local Employment Dynamics (LED)". South Dakota Department of Labor and Resources. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
  4. [4]
    Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 36. Archived from the original on August 9, 2016.

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