Ether, North Carolina

Ether is an unincorporated community in the northeastern part of Montgomery County, North Carolina, United States.[1]

Former roller mill in Ether

A post office called Ether has been in operation since 1888.[2] The community was named for ether, a drug once prescribed by a local physician.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ether, North Carolina
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  3. Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 45.


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