Mount Ephraim, Ohio

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Mount Ephraim, Ohio
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Mount Ephraim, Ohio
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Mount Ephraim, Ohio
Coordinates: 39°50′50″N81°25′04″W / 39.84722°N 81.41778°W / 39.84722; -81.41778
Country United States
State Ohio
County Noble
Elevation
1,138 ft (347 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code 740
GNIS feature ID1065068 [1]

Mount Ephraim is an unincorporated community in Noble County, Ohio, United States. [1]

History

Mount Ephraim was platted in 1838 by Ephraim Vorhies, and named for him. [2] [3] A post office was established at Mount Ephraim in 1843, and remained in operation until 1955. [4]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Mount Ephraim, Ohio". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. History of Noble County, Ohio. L. H. Watkins. 1887. p.  479.
  3. Martin, Frank M. (1904). The County of Noble: A History of Noble County, Ohio, from the Earliest Days, with Special Chapter on Military Affairs, and Special Attention Given to Resources. Selwyn A. Brant. p.  40.
  4. "Noble County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 10, 2015.