# Ella, Oregon

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**Ella** is an [unincorporated community](/source/Unincorporated_area) in [Morrow County](/source/Morrow_County,_Oregon), [Oregon](/source/Oregon), United States. Ella lies along Immigrant Lane and the [Oregon Trail](/source/Oregon_Trail) east of [Cecil](/source/Cecil,_Oregon) and south of [Boardman](/source/Boardman,_Oregon).[2]

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

1. *Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer*. 7th ed. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 73. ISBN 978-0-89933-347-2.

1. McArthur, Lewis A. & [Lewis L. McArthur](/source/Lewis_L._McArthur) (2003 [1928]). *[Oregon Geographic Names](/source/Oregon_Geographic_Names)*. 7th ed. Portland, Oregon: [Oregon Historical Society](/source/Oregon_Historical_Society) Press. pp. 326–27. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.

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