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A visit to the Ebenezer African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Ebenezer AME Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Ebenezer AME Cemetery (FG ID #2351899).

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

We discovered that his burial plans had changed 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 AME Cemetery ...

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

40.0547, -75.5883

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ebenezer AME Cemetery has been estimated.<2> - use with caution.

The Ebenezer AME Cemetery is located in Chester County<3>.

The county seat for Chester County is located in West Chester. West Chester lies just to the south of the Ebenezer AME Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Ebenezer AME Cemetery.

Name Variations for Ebenezer AME Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Ebenezer AME Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Valley Hill Cemetery
  • Chester Valley AME Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4> of the Ebenezer AME Cemetery.<5>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 30 communities are within Less than 2 miles<4> of the Ebenezer AME Cemetery.

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

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 AME Cemetery. The following communities are located in Chester County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 AME 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 Ebenezer AME Cemetery:

Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #2351899

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Chester, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<4>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- Ebenezer AME Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.