Ellerslie, Georgia

Ellerslie, Georgia
unincorparatedcommunity
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Harris
Elevation	722 ft (220 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	2,483
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	31807
Area code(s)	706

The Ellerslie Depot was originally built in 1891. The building has been restored. It is currently used as a community center and a town symbol.

Ellerslie is an unincorporated community in Harris County, Georgia, United States. Ellerslie is a part of the Columbus, Georgia metropolitan area.^[1] As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,483.^[2]

Geography

Ellerslie is located along Alternate U.S. Route 27 and Georgia State Route 85, which run northeast to southwest through the city, leading southwest 18 mi (29 km) to Columbus and northeast 6 mi (9.7 km) to Waverly Hall. The two highways meet Georgia State Route 315 in the city to form a very short concurrency in the city limits. Atlanta is 88 mi (142 km) by road to the northeast. Ellerslie is approximately 722 feet (220 meters) above sea level. Ellerslie is located north of the fall line that separates Georgia into the Piedmont region and the Coastal Plains.

Education

The community is home to one of the seven schools in the county:

Pine Ridge Elementary School

Notes

External links

The Wire Road historical marker

Municipalities and communities of Harris County, Georgia, United States

County seat: Hamilton

Cities	Hamilton Shiloh West Point‡

Towns	Pine Mountain‡ Waverly Hall

Unincorporated communities	Cataula Ellerslie Hopewell Jones Crossroads Pine Mountain Valley Piney Grove Whitesville

Mountains	Dowdell's Knob

Footnotes	‡ This symbol represents that the indicated city is part of two or more counties.

Coordinates: 32°37′53″N 84°48′05″W / 32.63139°N 84.80139°W / 32.63139; -84.80139

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