Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Ephrata came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Ephrata in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Ephrata. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Ephrata data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Ephrata:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by RailfanDepot, 2020
(Available from Amazon.com)

Map of the Lincoln Highway (1924)

Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Shell Oil Road Map for Pennsylvania (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

We found Ephrata in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Ephrata for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Ephrata. See our Misc Page for Ephrata for more information.