35.4397°N -79.7839°WEther is an unincorporated community in the northeastern part of Montgomery County, North Carolina, United States. The ZIP Code for Ether is 27247.[1] 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.[2] The community was named for ether, a drug once prescribed by a local physician.[3]