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A visit to the Ebeneezer Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Ebeneezer Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ebeneezer Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ebeneezer Cemetery

Lat:   40.9945°   (40° 59' 40")

Lon:   -91.4974°   (-91° 29' 50")

The Ebeneezer Cemetery is located in Henry County<2>.

The county seat for Henry County is located in Mount Pleasant. Mount Pleasant lies just to the southwest of the Ebeneezer Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Ebeneezer Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ebeneezer Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Scott Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Scott Cemetery is located in Henry County
  • Hickory Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Henry County
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Henry County
  • St. Alphonsus Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Forest Home Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Home Cemetery
    • The Forest Home Cemetery is located in Henry County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Home Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Mount Pleasant.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #690429 <5>
  • Williford Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Williford Cemetery is located in Henry County
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Henry County
  • Traxler Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Traxler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Traxler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Traxler Cemetery is located in Henry County
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Henry County
  • Robinson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Robinson Cemetery is located in Henry County
  • Home Bethel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Home Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Home Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Home Bethel Cemetery is located in Henry County
  • Brooks Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brooks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brooks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brooks Cemetery is located in Henry County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Burge Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Henry County
    • Sheridan Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheridan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheridan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sheridan Cemetery is located in Henry County
    • New Richwoods Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Richwoods Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Richwoods Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Richwoods Cemetery is located in Henry County
    • Richwoods Cemetery (New)
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richwoods Cemetery (New)
      • The Richwoods Cemetery (New) is located in Henry County
      • The Richwoods Cemetery (New) has also been known as:
      • Richwoods North Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1985161 <5>
    • Old Richwoods Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Richwoods Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Richwoods Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Richwoods Cemetery is located in Henry County
    • Richwoods Cemetery (Old)
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richwoods Cemetery (Old)
      • The Richwoods Cemetery (Old) is located in Henry County
      • The Richwoods Cemetery (Old) has also been known as:
      • Richwoods South Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2281498 <5>
    • Abraham Farm Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abraham Farm Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Abraham Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Abraham Farm Cemetery is located in Henry County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ebeneezer Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ebeneezer Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Mount Pleasant
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Westwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
    • Westwood is located in Henry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
  • Oakland Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Mills
    • Oakland Mills is located in Henry County
  • New London
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
    • New London is located in Henry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,825 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New London <6>
  • Mount Union
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Union have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
    • Mount Union is located in Henry County
    • Estimated population in 2017: 107 people
  • Swedesburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedesburg
    • Swedesburg is located in Henry County
  • Olds
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olds
    • Olds is located in Henry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
  • Yarmouth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Winfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Rome
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rome have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
    • Rome is located in Henry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
  • Salem
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Salem is located in Henry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <6>
  • Lowell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
    • Lowell is located in Henry County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Danville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
      • Danville is located in Des Moines County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
    • Wyman
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyman
      • Wyman is located in Louisa County
    • Wayland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
      • Wayland is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayland <6>
    • Lockridge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockridge
      • Lockridge is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lockridge <6>
    • Morning Sun
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morning Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Sun
      • Morning Sun is located in Louisa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 781 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morning Sun <6>
    • Glasgow
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glasgow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
      • Glasgow is located in Jefferson County
    • Hillsboro
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
      • Hillsboro is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
    • White Lane ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lane
      • White Lane is located in Lee County
    • Houghton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton
      • Houghton is located in Lee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
    • Saint Paul
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
      • Saint Paul is located in Lee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
    • Kline
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kline. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline
      • Kline is located in Des Moines County
    • Crawfordsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Russellville ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
      • Russellville is located in Lee County
      • Russellville has also been known as:
      • Doantown
    • Pilot Grove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
      • Pilot Grove is located in Lee County
    • Middletown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
      • Middletown is located in Des Moines County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
    • Dodgeville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
      • Dodgeville is located in Des Moines County
    • Coppock
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coppock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppock
      • Coppock is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 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 Ebeneezer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Henry County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ebeneezer 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 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 Ebeneezer Cemetery:

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 Ebeneezer Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1981535  (Ebeneezer Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1981535 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: New London
    • County: Henry         Elev: 210
    • Location given for GNIS #1981535 (Ebeneezer Cemetery)

The official website for Henry County: www.co.henry.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

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 Iowa's counties, including Henry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Ebeneezer Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9945, Longitude: -91.4974       In this case, the coordinates for the Ebeneezer Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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