A visit to the Ebenezer Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Ebenezer Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ebenezer Cemetery:
33.3884, -86.5186
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Shelby County<2>.
The county seat for Shelby County is located in Columbiana. Columbiana lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Ebenezer Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ebenezer Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Ebenezer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ebenezer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Overton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Overton Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton Cemetery
- Brasher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Brasher Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasher Cemetery
- Mt. Signal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Signal Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Signal Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Elliott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Elliott Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Cemetery
- Sterrett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Sterrett Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterrett Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Old Sterrett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Sterrett Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sterrett Cemetery
- Weldon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Weldon Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon Cemetery
- Hollis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hollis Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Cemetery
- Brashers Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Prospect Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Kirkland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Kirkland Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland Cemetery
- Garden of Memories Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kidd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Kidd Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidd Cemetery
- Williamson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Williamson Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Cemetery
- Raley Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Raley Family Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raley Family Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Allen Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Calcis
- Union Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Vandiver Negro Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- The Pleasant Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #25513 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 32 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ebenezer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ebenezer Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Westover
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Westover is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,769 people
- Sterrett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harpersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Calcis
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Calcis is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcis
- Vandiver
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Vincent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shoal Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shoal Creek is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek
- Chelsea
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dunavant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dunavant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Bridgeton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgeton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Dunnavant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dunnavant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnavant
- Cedar Grove ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- East Bend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- East Bend is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bend
- Lake Purdy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lake Purdy is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Purdy
- Wilsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Logan Martin Dam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Logan Martin Dam is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Martin Dam
- Meadowbrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Meadowbrook is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Leeds
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Scott City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Scott City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
- Childersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Inverness
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Inverness is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Woodland Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Woodland Village is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Cahaba Landing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cahaba Landing is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahaba Landing
- Lola City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lola City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola City
- Bon Air
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bon Air is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Air
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- McCombs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- McCombs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCombs
- Fountainrun ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fountainrun is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainrun
- Brompton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Brompton is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brompton
- Rock Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Ridge
- Irondale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cahaba Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Indian Springs Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Indian Springs Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,628 people
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Ebenezer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Shelby County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ebenezer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Ebenezer Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Shelby County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Ebenezer Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #146420 (Ebenezer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #146420 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Shelby
- Est. Elev: 166 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Vandiver
- Location given for Ebenezer Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.3884423 Lon: -86.5185936
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Shelby, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ebenezer Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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