Welcome to Ephesus ...

Ephesus is located in Davie County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Ephesus, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ephesus, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Ephesus is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Ephesus is within the boundaries of the (336) area code.

Websites for Ephesus ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.daviecounty.com/

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

Communities Also Named Ephesus ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Ephesus - they are located in Georgia and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Ephesus ...

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

• Salisbury
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
  • Salisbury is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,821 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salisbury <4>
• Statesville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Statesville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
  • Statesville is located in Iredell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,045 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Statesville <4>
• Clemmons
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clemmons have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemmons
  • Clemmons is located in Forsyth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,089 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clemmons <4>
• Lexington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Davidson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,141 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <4>
• Lewisville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewisville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
  • Lewisville is located in Forsyth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisville <4>
• Mocksville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mocksville
  • Mocksville is located in Davie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mocksville <4>
• Midway
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
  • Midway is located in Davidson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
• China Grove
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Grove
  • China Grove is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for China Grove <4>
• Spencer
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
  • Spencer is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <4>
• Granite Quarry
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Quarry
  • Granite Quarry is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,002 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite Quarry <4>

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 Ephesus. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ephesus.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ephesus. 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 Ephesus.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ephesus. See our Newspapers Page for Ephesus.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ephesus ...

Looking for more information about Ephesus? 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 Ephesus, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ephesus.

Adding Ephesus to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ephesus 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 Ephesus was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Ephesus post office opened in 1890.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ephesus.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Davie County: www.co.davie.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/