Welcome to Ebenezer ...

Ebenezer is located in Florence County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ebenezer, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

Ebenezer is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Ebenezer lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Ebenezer: (843)

Communities Also Named Ebenezer ...

While we believe that this Ebenezer is located in Florence County, we know of another 3 South Carolina communities named Ebenezer. Those communities are located in the following counties: Berkeley, Oconee and York County.

Beyond South Carolina, there are 49 communities that are also named Ebenezer - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (3), Florida (2), Georgia (4), Kentucky (3), Louisiana (2), Mississippi (4), Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Ontario (7), Pennsylvania (3), Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, Tennessee (5), Texas (2), Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ebenezer.

Communities near Ebenezer ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ebenezer.

• Florence
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Florence is located in Florence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,467 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <3>
• Hartsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
  • Hartsville is located in Darlington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartsville <3>
• Darlington
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
  • Darlington is located in Darlington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,901 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darlington <3>
• Timmonsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timmonsville
  • Timmonsville is located in Florence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timmonsville <3>
• Lamar
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
  • Lamar is located in Darlington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <3>
• Quinby
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinby
  • Quinby is located in Florence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quinby <3>
• Scranton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
  • Scranton is located in Florence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scranton <3>
• Coward
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coward
  • Coward is located in Florence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coward <3>
• Olanta
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olanta
  • Olanta is located in Florence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 551 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olanta <3>
• Lynchburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
  • Lynchburg is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynchburg <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ebenezer. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ebenezer.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ebenezer. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ebenezer.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ebenezer. See our Newspapers Page for Ebenezer.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ebenezer ...

Looking for more information about Ebenezer? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Ebenezer, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ebenezer.

Adding Ebenezer to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ebenezer in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Ebenezer was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Ebenezer post office opened in 1872.

We also found Ebenezer in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ebenezer.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ebenezer. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Florence County: www.florenceco.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/