Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Ebenezer (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Ebenezer. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Ebenezer is located in Walton County.
To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Walton County: Barrow, Gwinnett, Morgan, Newton, Oconee & Rockdale.
Below are the counties that are near Ebenezer. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ebenezer:
- Walton County (The home county of Ebenezer)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ebenezer, with the one closest to Ebenezer listed first.
- Good Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Whitney
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Whitney is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Social Circle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Vernon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Vernon is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Jersey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Between
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Between is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Between
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Campton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Campton is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton
- Nicholasville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nicholasville is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholasville
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,333 people
- Walnut Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Walnut Grove is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
- Youth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Youth is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youth
- Split Silk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Split Silk is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Silk
- Barrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ebenezer, with the one closest to Ebenezer listed first.
- Bethlehem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Statham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Russell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Russell is located in Barrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Winder
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Auburn
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Carl
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Carl is located in Barrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Butts County
- Fincherville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fincherville is located in Butts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincherville
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ebenezer, with the one closest to Ebenezer listed first.
- Cleveland Station
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cleveland Station is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,165 people
- Pine Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Lake is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
- Estimated population in 2019: 754 people
- Chamberlin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chamberlin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlin
- Estimated population in 2019: 30,307 people
- Riverside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Estimated population in 2016: 35 people
- Athens
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Shoals Estates
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Shoals Estates is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Shoals Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 74 people
- Jefferson Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson Valley is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 939 people
- Lexington Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lexington Heights is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 228 people
- Winterville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ebenezer, with the one closest to Ebenezer listed first.
- Lithonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bermuda
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bermuda is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda
- Pine Mountain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pine Mountain is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,417 people
- Klondike
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Klondike is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Redan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Stonecrest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Stonecrest is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecrest
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ebenezer, with the one closest to Ebenezer listed first.
- Scull Shoals ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Scull Shoals is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scull Shoals
- Greensboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Woodville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Woodville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Gwinnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ebenezer, with the one closest to Ebenezer listed first.
- Loganville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grayson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Norris Lake Shores
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Norris Lake Shores is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Lake Shores
- Population from the 2010 Census: 59 people
- Dacula
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Robin Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Robin Ridge is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Ridge
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,170 people
- Snellville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Twin Village is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Village
- Centerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,884 people
- Broxton Woods
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Broxton Woods is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broxton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,196 people
- Lawrenceville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stonemont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Stonemont is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonemont
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,281 people
- Bethesda
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bethesda is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda
- Estimated population in 2019: 725 people
- Mountain Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mountain Park is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ebenezer, with the one closest to Ebenezer listed first.
- Attica
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Attica is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Talasee ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Talasee is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talasee
- Estimated population in 2019: 848 people
- Arcade
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Arcade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
- Hoschton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Braselton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jefferson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Nicholson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ebenezer, with the one closest to Ebenezer listed first.
- Shady Dale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Calvin
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Calvin is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Estimated population in 2019: 126 people
- Monticello
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ebenezer, with the one closest to Ebenezer listed first.
- Hull
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Patterson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Patterson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Estimated population in 2019: 755 people
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ebenezer, with the one closest to Ebenezer listed first.
- Braswell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Braswell is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
- Estimated population in 2019: 383 people
- Rutledge
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bostwick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Madison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Smyrna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Smyrna is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Buckhead
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ebenezer, with the one closest to Ebenezer listed first.
- Hub Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hub Junction is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub Junction
- East Wood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Wood is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wood
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,725 people
- Dixie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dixie is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Dixie Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dixie Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Village
- Newborn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mansfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Essex Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Essex Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Village
- Covington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mansfield Estates
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mansfield Estates is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 442 people
- Oxford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newton Woods
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Newton Woods is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 575 people
- Porterdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Salem Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Village
- Oconee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ebenezer, with the one closest to Ebenezer listed first.
- High Shoals
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- North High Shoals
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- North High Shoals is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North High Shoals
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Farmington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bishop
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,547 people
- Eastville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eastville is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastville
- Marshall Estates
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall Estates is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,227 people
- Osceola Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Osceola Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Village
- Watkinsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bogart
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Overlook Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Overlook Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Village
- Spartan Lane
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Spartan Lane is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartan Lane
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,230 people
- Oglethorpe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ebenezer, with the one closest to Ebenezer listed first.
- Maxeys
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cherokee Corner ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cherokee Corner is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Corner
- Arnoldsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stephens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Crawford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ebenezer, with the one closest to Ebenezer listed first.
- Jefferson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Eatonton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ebenezer, with the one closest to Ebenezer listed first.
- Zingara
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Zingara is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zingara
- Milstead
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Milstead is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milstead
- Estimated population in 2018: 39,217 people
- Conyers
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lakeview Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lakeview Estates is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Estates
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ebenezer, see our County-by-County Page for Ebenezer.
Cemeteries Near Ebenezer ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ebenezer.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Ebenezer - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ebenezer covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ebenezer, with the one closest to Ebenezer listed first.
- Thomas & Knight Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Conner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ponder Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sheets Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Queen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kelly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Harris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Studdard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Green Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Peters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (456 more) ...
- Aycock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Malcom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcom Cemetery
- The Malcom Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ganaway Malcom Cemetery
- Gresham Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Ebenezer in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ebenezer.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ebenezer, with the one closest to Ebenezer listed first.
- Fairplay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairplay is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- Rutledge
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Good Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Whitney
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Whitney is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Social Circle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bostwick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Monroe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dorsey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dorsey is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
- Rehoboth ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rehoboth is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Alcovy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alcovy is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcovy
- High Shoals
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jersey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Reese
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Reese is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
- Madison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Campton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Campton is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ebenezer. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ebenezer.
Newspapers Published in Ebenezer ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ebenezer.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ebenezer, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ebenezer.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Ebenezer:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Walton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barrow County
- Butts County
- Clarke County
- DeKalb County
- Greene County
- Gwinnett County
- Jackson County
- Jasper County
- Madison County
- Morgan County
- Newton County
- Oconee County
- Oglethorpe County
- Putnam County
- Rockdale County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ebenezer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ebenezer) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |