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Welcome to Ebenezer ...

Ebenezer is located in Holmes County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ebenezer, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

Ebenezer is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Ebenezer lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Ebenezer: 662

Communities Also Named Ebenezer ...

While we believe that this Ebenezer is located in Holmes County, we know of another 3 Mississippi communities named Ebenezer. Those communities are located in the following counties: Leake, Marion and Newton County.

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

  • Yazoo City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yazoo City
    • Yazoo City is located in Yazoo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
    • Former names for Yazoo City:
    • Hannan's Bluff
    • Manchester
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yazoo City <3>
  • Durant
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Tchula
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tchula
    • Tchula is located in Holmes County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
  • Lexington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Goodman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Pickens
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Sallis
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sallis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sallis
    • Sallis is located in Attala County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sallis <3>
  • Eden
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
    • Eden is located in Yazoo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
  • Fordyke
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fordyke. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyke
    • Fordyke is located in Yazoo County
  • Richland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
    • Richland is located in Holmes County

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 book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Ebenezer in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ebenezer.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Holmes, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ebenezer - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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.