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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 Ebenezer Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   40.7634°   (40° 45' 48")

Lon:   -97.8062°   (-97° 48' 22")

The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in York County<1>.

The county seat for York County is located in York. York lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Ebenezer Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Nebraska:
  • Pages specific to York County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Ebenezer Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Ebenezer Cemetery.

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

    • Henderson
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Lushton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lushton
      • Lushton is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
    • Stockham
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockham
      • Stockham is located in Hamilton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
    • Bixby
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixby
      • Bixby is located in Fillmore County
    • Bradshaw
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Hampton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Grafton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • McCool Junction
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Sutton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Aurora
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
      • Aurora is located in Hamilton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,490 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <3>
    • Saronville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saronville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saronville
      • Saronville is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saronville <3>
    • York
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Continue List   (6 more) ...
      • Fairmont
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Verona
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verona have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
        • Verona is located in Clay County
      • Kronborg
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kronborg
        • Kronborg is located in Hamilton County
      • Arborville
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arborville
        • Arborville is located in York County
      • Harvard
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Giltner
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Giltner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giltner
        • Giltner is located in Hamilton County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Giltner <3>

    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 York County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ebenezer Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Aurora
    • Benedict
    • Bradshaw
    • Clay Center
    • Exeter
      • Exeter lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Ebenezer Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Exeter.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
    • Fairmont
    • Geneva
      • Geneva lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Ebenezer Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Geneva.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
    • Giltner
    • Grafton
    • Hampton
    • Harvard
    • Henderson
    • Continue List   (7 more) ...
      • Continue List   (7 more)
      • McCool Junction
      • Polk
        • Polk lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the North (N) of the Ebenezer Cemetery.
        • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Polk.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
      • Stockham
      • Sutton
        • Sutton lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Ebenezer Cemetery.
        • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sutton.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
      • Waco
        • Waco lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Ebenezer Cemetery.
        • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Waco.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
      • York
        • York lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Ebenezer Cemetery.
        • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for York.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Ebenezer Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Friesen Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Bethesda Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Mennonite Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mennonite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mennonite Cemetery
    • Henderson Mennonite Brethren Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Farmers Valley Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mennonite Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • The Mennonite Cemetery is located in York County
      • The Mennonite Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Buller Cemetery
      • Siebert - Buller Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mennonite Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100435 <6>
    • Lushton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Emmanuel Reformed Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Free German Reformed Salem Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Youst Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Youst Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Youst Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the north of Hampton.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Youst Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101650 <6>
    • Salem Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Stockham Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...

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

    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 #829012  (Ebenezer Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #829012 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: Henderson
      • County: York         Elev: 521
      • Location given for GNIS #829012 (Ebenezer Cemetery)

    The official website for York County: www.yorkcounty.ne.gov/

    The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including York, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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 Ebenezer Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7634, Longitude: -97.8062    
    <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>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.
    <6>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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