Ely is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

in Marion County, in the U.S. state of

Missouri Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee ...

History

Ely had its start in the late 1850s when the railroad was extended to that point. The community was named for Dr.

Ezra Stiles Ely Ezra Stiles Ely (June 13, 1786 – June 17, 1861) was an American minister (Presbyterian) during the Second Great Awakening. He was the son of Rev. Zebulon Ely, and was born in Lebanon, Connecticut in 1786. In 1803, he graduated from Yale at the ...

, a reverend from Pennsylvania. 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.

References

Unincorporated communities in Missouri Unincorporated communities in Marion County, Missouri {{MarionCountyMO-geo-stub