Ely is an unincorporated community in Marion County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

History

Ely had its start in the late 1850s when the railroad was extended to that point.[2] The community was named for Dr. Ezra Stiles Ely, a reverend from Pennsylvania.[3] A post office called Ely Station was established in 1874, the name was changed to Ely in 1883, and the post office closed in 1937.[4]

References

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  2. ^ "Marion County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived June 24, 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
  3. ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 193
  4. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 3 November 2016.