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History · Mount Ephraim

Mount Ephraim’s post office opened in 1855

More historic than 23% of U.S. towns · #429 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it

Most of Mount Ephraim was built recently: 8% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1957. Below: 1 old photo or paper, maps from 1891 on, and the census since 1930.

1855first post office
0on the National Register
8%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
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Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY-SA 4.0
Quick answers

How Mount Ephraim began

When was Mount Ephraim founded?

1855

The Mount Ephraim post office opened in 1855, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 2,319 in 19302020 census: 4,651171 years

How historic is Mount Ephraim?

C−

More historic than 23% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

What drives the grade ↓
Founding year: the first Mount Ephraim post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓
History grade

What drives Mount Ephraim’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Mount Ephraim is more historic than 23% of U.S. towns, #429 of 468 in New Jersey. Its share of homes from before 1940 holds the grade up; its National Register listings pull it down.

C−
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Mount Ephraim’s overall grade.
Founding era1855, from the first post office: founded 1850–1899, an older era than 37% of U.S. townsC+Homes built before 19408.4% of homes (±3.1) · typical NJ town 14.7% · U.S. 8.4%C+National RegisterNo listings counted · typical NJ town 3.7 per 10,000 · U.S. 2.4C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 23%
NewerOlder
New Jersey towns of 2,500+ (468)Ahead of 8%

New Jersey towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical New Jersey town has 3.7 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Mount Ephraim’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (12% of New Jersey towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.

How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±3.1 points). The founding year is the first post office, not a stated founding date.

Founding year: the first post office (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →

What stands out about Mount Ephraim’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18916 editions of the USGS map, 1891 to 1994. Watch Mount Ephraim change.Old housesHalf of Mount Ephraim’s homes were built before 1957.
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Start Mount Ephraim’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Mount Ephraim’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Date a photo1 archive item has no date. Guess the decade.+2Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
On the map

Mount Ephraim on the map, 1891 to 1994

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Mount Ephraim. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Mount Ephraim on the 1891 USGS mapMount Ephraim on the 1920 USGS mapMount Ephraim on the 1949 USGS mapMount Ephraim on the 1967 USGS mapMount Ephraim on the 1984 USGS mapMount Ephraim on the 1994 USGS map1891Philadelphia sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Mount Ephraim.

The story

How Mount Ephraim came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Mount Ephraim.

Read it all →

Mount Ephraim was authorized to incorporate as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 23, 1926, from portions of the now-defunct Centre Township, and then incorporated following a referendum on April 28, 1926, being the last borough to dissolve the former township. Acts authorizing the creation of the boroughs of Bellmawr, Runnemede and Lawnside were also passed during the same two-day period. The borough was named for Ephraim Albertson, who owned a tavern in the area in the early 1800s.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

Mount Ephraim, decade by decade

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Today8 recent
Mount Ephraim, NJ post office, Feb. 20252025Mount Ephraim, NJ post office, Feb. 2025Mount Ephraim, NJ McDonald's, Feb. 20252025Mount Ephraim, NJ McDonald's, Feb. 2025Mount Ephraim, NJ Borough Hall, Feb. 20252025Mount Ephraim, NJ Borough Hall, Feb. 2025Mount Ephraim, NJ Baptist Church, Feb. 20252025Mount Ephraim, NJ Baptist Church, Feb. 2025Former Emmaus Catholic Community Church, Mount Ephraim, NJ, Feb. 20252025Former Emmaus Catholic Community Church, Mount Ephrai…2021-05-05 22 31 42 A McDonald's restaurant at night along New Jersey State Route 168 (Black Horse Pike) in20212021-05-05 22 31 42 A McDonald's restaurant at night …2021-05-05 22 31 00 A McDonald's restaurant at night along New Jersey State Route 168 (Black Horse Pike) in20212021-05-05 22 31 00 A McDonald's restaurant at night …NJ168 Black Horse Pike and Nicholson Road Aerial - Facing South2016NJ168 Black Horse Pike and Nicholson Road Aerial - Fa…
Every building

Mount Ephraim, building by building, 1925

Fire insurance maps drew every building, what it was made of and what it was used for, so insurers could price the risk of fire. Pick a sheet.

Mount Ephraim fire insurance map, 1925, sheet 11925Sheet 1 of 8
BrickWoodStone

Sanborn Map Company, via the Library of Congress. Editions published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.

People over time

Mount Ephraim, census by census

05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,0004,5005,0005,5006,00019401960198020002020Peak: 5,625

Between 2,282 and 5,625 people in every census since 1930.

10 censuses, 1930–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Mount Ephraim’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Mount Ephraim

Nobody well known was born in Mount Ephraim itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Ali LarterAmerican actress and model · b. 1976
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Lauren CohanAmerican-British actress · b. 1982
Cristin MiliotiAmerican actress and singer · b. 1985
Kellyanne ConwaySenior Counselor to the President of the United… · b. 1967
Mike BibbyAmerican basketball player and coach · b. 1978
Roscoe Lee BrowneAmerican actor and director · b. 1922
Places that used to be

Old corners and places now gone

Mount Ephraim’s post office has been open since 1855.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Northmont
Gone or out of use
Mount Ephraim Fire Department Station 2building

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

BellmawrIts storyC−AudubonIts storyB−Haddon Township3 historic placesAGloucester City1 historic placeAHaddon Heights5 historic placesA+

Questions about Mount Ephraim’s history

What year was Mount Ephraim founded?

The Mount Ephraim post office opened in 1855, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

How does Mount Ephraim rank for history?

Mount Ephraim is more historic than 23% of U.S. towns, #429 of 468 in New Jersey. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.

How old are the homes in Mount Ephraim?

8% of Mount Ephraim’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±3.1 points), against a typical 15% for a New Jersey town; the median home was built in 1957.

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

From Wikimedia Commons (9), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock), the USGS Geographic Names Information System and Sanborn fire insurance maps (Library of Congress). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.