Ella is an unincorporated community in Morrow County, Oregon, United States. Ella lies along Immigrant Lane and the Oregon Trail east of Cecil and south of Boardman.[2]

Ella, Oregon
Ella, Oregon is located in Oregon
Ella, Oregon
Ella, Oregon
Ella, Oregon is located in the United States
Ella, Oregon
Ella, Oregon
Coordinates: 45°37′52″N 119°48′32″W / 45.63111°N 119.80889°W / 45.63111; -119.80889
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyMorrow
Elevation810 ft (250 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code(s)458 and 541
GNIS feature ID1136257[1]

Well Spring, mentioned in many immigrant journals, is 5 miles (8 km) east of Ella along the trail. About 4 miles (6 km) south of Ella is a landform known to immigrants as Well Spring Butte, but later renamed Ella Butte.[3]

Ella had a post office from April 24, 1882, through September 30, 1910. Established at the home of Frank Oviatt, it was named for his daughter Ella, who was told it would be named for her if she stopped crying during a post office planning session. Oviatt became the first postmaster.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ella, Oregon
  2. ^ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 73. ISBN 978-0-89933-347-2.
  3. ^ a b McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. pp. 326–27. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.