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.

Auto Trails Map of Washington (1925)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Mobile Oil Map of Washington (1949)
Published by Mobile Oil Company

Ephrata is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

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.

Railroad Mentions of Ephrata:

Ephrata was mentioned in the following schedule:

Burlington Northern Railroad Time Tables (April 1970)

The following routes mentioned Ephrata as a scheduled stop:

The Empire Builder: From Great Northern Railroad timetable for the defunct Empire Builder (train schedule from 1947). The Empire Builder travelled between Chicago (IL) and Seattle (WA)

The Western Star: From Great Northern Railroad timetable for the defunct Western Star (schedule from 1970). The Western Star travelled between Chicago (IL) and Seattle (WA)