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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 Codes for Ebenezer: 662 & 471<3>

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)
    • Yazoo City is located in Yazoo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yazoo City
    • 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 <4>
  • Durant
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Tchula
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Tchula is located in Holmes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tchula
    • 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)
  • Eden
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Eden is located in Yazoo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
  • Fordyke
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Fordyke is located in Yazoo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyke
  • Richland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Richland is located in Holmes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland

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 (so far) for Ebenezer was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Ebenezer area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Ebenezer area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.