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History · Ellington

Ellington’s post office opened in 1895, and 1 of its places is on the National Register

Most of Ellington was built recently: 2% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1971. Its Register listing is the Civil War Fortification at Barnesville.

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How Ellington began

When was Ellington founded?

1895

The Ellington post office opened in 1895, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 790131 years
Founding year: the first Ellington post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Ellington’s past

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How Ellington came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Ellington.

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Ellington, formerly known as Barnesville, was renamed in 1856 for Sina Huff Ellington, who permitted a railroad line to be extended through her family's farmland. An early variant name was "Logan's Creek". A post office called Logan's Creek was established in 1845, and the name was changed to Ellington in 1895.

The Civil War Fortification at Barnesville was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.

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On the National Register

1 historic place in Ellington

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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Civil War Fortification at Barnesville
Civil War Fortification at Barnesville
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Civil War Fortification at BarnesvilleStructure · listed 1998

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Questions about Ellington’s history

What year was Ellington founded?

The Ellington post office opened in 1895, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

What is on the National Register in Ellington?

One place: the Civil War Fortification at Barnesville (listed 1998).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From the National Register of Historic Places (1), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.