City of Ephrata Grant County, Washington
Mapped Location
City of Ephrata: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.
Information
General information on City of Ephrata
- Feature Type: Incorporated
Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for City of Ephrata
A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| City of Ephrata | Official |
| Ephrata | Official |
Origin Notes and History of City of Ephrata
References to City of Ephrata that document the origin of its place name
EPHRATA, a town in the central part of Grant County, of which it is the county seat. The name was given by the Great Northern Railway surveyors, as at that time the only fruit-orchard in that vicinity was located there. It is supposed that the original meaning of the word is fruit region or fertile ground. The name is Biblical. Ephrata is the ancient name for Bethlehem, five miles south of Jerusalem. It is the birthplace of Jesus. The ancient city is- mentioned by the name of Ephrata three times in the Bible. (P. F. Billingsley, in Names MSS., Letter 249.)
Grant County
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Last updated: 2017-06-30