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 southwest 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 south.
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 south 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 Warren County.
To see how the shape of New Jersey's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Warren County: Hunterdon, Morris, Sussex, Bucks (PA), Monroe (PA) & Northampton (PA).
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:
- Warren County (The home county of Ebenezer)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ebenezer, with the one closest to Ebenezer listed first.
- Paulina
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Paulina is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulina
- Blairstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blairstown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
- Hope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hope is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Mount Hermon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Hermon is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- Vail
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Vail is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
- Long Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Long Bridge is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bridge
- Vienna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Vienna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Allamuchy - Panther Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hainesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hainesburg is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hainesburg
- Hackettstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hackettstown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackettstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,372 people
- Delaware
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Delaware is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Columbia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Columbia is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Hunterdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ebenezer, with the one closest to Ebenezer listed first.
- Califon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Califon is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Califon
- New Hampton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- New Hampton is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampton
- Hoffmans
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hoffmans is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffmans
- Farmersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Farmersville is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
- Readingsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Readingsburg is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readingsburg
- Pottersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pottersville is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
- Mariannes Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mariannes Corner is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariannes Corner
- West Portal
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- West Portal is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Portal
- Annandale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Annandale is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annandale
- Clinton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Clinton is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,675 people
- Jutland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Jutland is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jutland
- Pattenburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pattenburg is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattenburg
- Morris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ebenezer, with the one closest to Ebenezer listed first.
- Budd Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Budd Lake is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budd Lake
- Long Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Long Valley is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Valley
- Naughright
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Naughright is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naughright
- Crestmoore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Crestmoore is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestmoore
- Woodport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Woodport is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodport
- Hacklebarney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hacklebarney is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacklebarney
- Succasunna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Succasunna is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Succasunna
- Hurdtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hurdtown is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurdtown
- Weldon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Weldon is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Mine Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mine Hill is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mine Hill
- Dover
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Dover is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,619 people
- Hilltown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hilltown is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltown
- Passaic County
- Macopin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Macopin is located in Passaic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macopin
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ebenezer, with the one closest to Ebenezer listed first.
- Gladstone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gladstone is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Bedminster
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bedminster is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedminster
- North Branch Depot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Branch Depot is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branch Depot
- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ebenezer, with the one closest to Ebenezer listed first.
- Tranquility
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tranquility is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
- Hardwick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hardwick is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwick
- Middleville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Middleville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleville
- Brighton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Brighton is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Waterloo Village ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Waterloo Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo Village
- Waterloo Village has also been known as:
- Waterloo
- Swartswood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Swartswood is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swartswood
- Newton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newton is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,977 people
- Crandon Lakes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Crandon Lakes is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandon Lakes
- Hopatcong Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hopatcong Hills is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopatcong Hills
- Balesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Balesville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balesville
- Washingtonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Washingtonville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
- Lake Mohawk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lake Mohawk is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mohawk
- Orange County (NY)
- Unionville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bucks County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ebenezer, with the one closest to Ebenezer listed first.
- Upper Black Eddy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Riegelsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Uhlerstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Uhlerstown is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uhlerstown
- Durham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Durham is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Kintnersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ebenezer, with the one closest to Ebenezer listed first.
- Shoemakers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shoemakers is located in Monroe County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemakers
- Bushkill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Coolbaugh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coolbaugh is located in Monroe County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolbaugh
- Delaware Water Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- East Stroudsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Stroudsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Arlington Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Arlington Heights is located in Monroe County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Heights
- Parkside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Parkside is located in Monroe County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkside
- Paradise Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Paradise Valley is located in Monroe County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Valley
- Reeders
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Appenzell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Appenzell is located in Monroe County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appenzell
- Mountainhome
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Northampton County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ebenezer, with the one closest to Ebenezer listed first.
- Portland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Portland is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
- Slateford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Slateford is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slateford
- East Bangor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Bangor is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bangor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,624 people
- Richmond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Bangor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bangor is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,210 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <1>
- New Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Village is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Village
- Roseto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Roseto is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,540 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseto <1>
- Pen Argyl
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Kesslersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kesslersville is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kesslersville
- Kesslersville has also been known as:
- Alamanda
- Keslers
- Kesslers
- Wind Gap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Belfast
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Belfast is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Stockertown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pike County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ebenezer, with the one closest to Ebenezer listed first.
- Egypt Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Egypt Mills is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Mills
- Delaware
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Delaware is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Conashaugh
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Conashaugh is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conashaugh
- Milford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lords Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- La Anna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- La Anna is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Anna
- Panther
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Panther is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Matamoras
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- South Sterling
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
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.
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Johnsonburg Christian Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Marksboro Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Union Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blairstown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown Cemetery
- The Blairstown Cemetery has also been known as:
- Blair Academy Cemetery
- Blair Cemetery
- Gravel Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2297612 <2>
- Union Brick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Moravian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Johnsonburg Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Valley Christian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Knowlton Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (218 more) ...
- Green Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Green Chapel Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Mount Hermon.
- The Green Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Hermon UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100001 <2>
- Swayze Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Yellow Frame Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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.<4>
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.
- Paulina
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Paulina is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulina
- Johnsonburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Johnsonburg is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
- Marksboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Marksboro is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksboro
- Blairstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blairstown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
- Mount Hermon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Hermon is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- Hope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hope is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Kalarama
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kalarama is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalarama
- Vail
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Vail is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
- Knowlton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Knowlton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlton
- Great Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Great Meadows is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Meadows
- Long Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Long Bridge is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bridge
- Huntsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Huntsburg is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsburg
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Walnut Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Walnut Valley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Valley
- Vienna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Vienna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Allamuchy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Allamuchy is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allamuchy
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 72 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 13 miles [20.9 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 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 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 New Jersey
- Pages specific to Warren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hunterdon County
- Morris County
- Passaic County
- Somerset County
- Sussex County
- Orange County
- Bucks County
- Monroe County
- Northampton County
- Pike County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New Jersey
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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Ebenezer) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |