Welcome to Mount Ephraim ...

Mount Ephraim is located in Montgomery County<1>.

The location of Mount Ephraim has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mount Ephraim, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

A typical abbreviation for Mount Ephraim: Mt. Ephraim

Mount Ephraim is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Mount Ephraim lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Mount Ephraim: (301) & (240)<4>

Websites for Mount Ephraim ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.montgomerycountychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Mount Ephraim, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Mount Ephraim ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Mount Ephraim - they are located in New Jersey and Ohio.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Ephraim.

Communities near Mount Ephraim ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mount Ephraim.

• Frederick
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
  • Frederick is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,308 people
  • Former names for Frederick:
  • Frederick City
  • Frederick Town
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <5>
• Rockville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Rockville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <5>
• Gaithersburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaithersburg
  • Gaithersburg is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaithersburg <5>
• Leesburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
  • Leesburg is located in Loudoun County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,488 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <5>
• Herndon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herndon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
  • Herndon is located in Fairfax County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,573 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herndon <5>
• Purcellville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcellville
  • Purcellville is located in Loudoun County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purcellville <5>
• Mount Airy
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
  • Mount Airy is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Airy <5>
• Brunswick
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
  • Brunswick is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <5>
• Walkersville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walkersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkersville
  • Walkersville is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,574 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walkersville <5>
• Poolesville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poolesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poolesville
  • Poolesville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poolesville <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Mount Ephraim. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mount Ephraim.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mount Ephraim. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Ephraim.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Ephraim ...

Looking for more information about Mount Ephraim? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Mount Ephraim, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mount Ephraim.

Adding Mount Ephraim to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mount Ephraim in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Mount Ephraim was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Mount Ephraim post office opened in 1882.

We also found Mount Ephraim in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mount Ephraim.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mount Ephraim. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Montgomery County: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/