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

^ ^a ^b "Ellis". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
^ "South Dakota Rail Plan" (PDF). South Dakota Department of Transportation. April 1997. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
^ "Sioux Falls Metro Area Profile - Local Employment Dynamics (LED)". South Dakota Department of Labor and Resources. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
^ 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.