Welcome to Epworth ...

Epworth is located in Mountrail County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Epworth, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

Epworth is 2,210 feet [674 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Epworth is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Epworth lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel south from Epworth (for example, toward Halliday), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

The area code for Epworth: (701)

Communities Also Named Epworth ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Epworth - they are located in Alabama, California, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Epworth ...

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

• Stanley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
  • Stanley is located in Mountrail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,708 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanley <4>
• New Town
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
  • New Town is located in Mountrail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,625 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Town <4>
• Parshall
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parshall
  • Parshall is located in Mountrail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,174 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parshall <4>
• Plaza
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plaza have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaza
  • Plaza is located in Mountrail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plaza <4>
• Ross
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
  • Ross is located in Mountrail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ross <4>
• Palermo
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
  • Palermo is located in Mountrail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palermo <4>
• Belden
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
  • Belden is located in Mountrail County
• Van Hook
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Van Hook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Hook
  • Van Hook is located in Mountrail County
• Blaisdell
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaisdell
  • Blaisdell is located in Mountrail County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blaisdell <4>
• Sanish
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanish
  • Sanish is located in Mountrail County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Epworth ...

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

Adding Epworth to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Epworth post office opened in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Epworth.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/