Ether, North Carolina

35°26′23″N 79°47′02″W

Former roller mill in Ether

Ether is an unincorporated community in the northeastern part of Montgomery County, North Carolina, United States.^[1] The ZIP Code for Ether is 27247.^[2] The building pictured is the Ether Roller mill, a site that tax records place as being built in 1800. This has been used as a local spooky attraction. The building has lost integrity since 2017 when it was left to the elements.

A post office called Ether has been in operation since 1888.^[3] The community was named for ether, a drug once prescribed by a local physician.^[4]