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A visit to the Ebenezer Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Cemetery ...

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

33.3327, -80.6125

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County<2>.

The county seat for Orangeburg County is located in Orangeburg. Orangeburg lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the northwest of the Ebenezer Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Ebenezer Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Ebenezer Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Second Providence Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Duncan Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Duncan Chapel Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Chapel Cemetery
    • The Duncan Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Duncan Chapel UMC Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #69902 <5>
  • New Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The New Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mt. Zion Cemetery
  • Murcheys Landing Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Walnut Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
  • Lewis Shuler Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Shuler - Lewis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Shuler - Lewis Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuler - Lewis Cemetery
  • Providence Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Providence Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
  • Mt. Tabor Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
  • Rigby Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Rigby Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigby Cemetery
  • Island Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Island Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Cemetery
  • Pitthan V. Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Pitthan V. Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitthan V. Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Pineville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Pineville Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville Cemetery
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
    • Indian Field UMC Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Indian Field UMC Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Field UMC Cemetery
      • The Indian Field UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Indian Ferry Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #70385 <5>
    • Cattle Creek Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Cattle Creek Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattle Creek Cemetery
    • Summers Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Summers Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summers Cemetery
    • Thompson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
    • Good Hope Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
    • Dantzler - Hart Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Martin Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Martin Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
    • Providence Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Providence Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
    • Bochette Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Bochette Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bochette Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ebenezer Cemetery.

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

  • Bowman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Reevesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Wells
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Wells is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
  • Saint George
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Holly Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Branchville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Harleyville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Santee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Parler
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Parler is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parler
  • Sixty Six
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Sixty Six is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixty Six
  • Vance
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Vance is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vance <6>
  • Elloree
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Rowesville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Grover
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Possum Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Possum Town is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
    • Green Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Green Town is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Town
    • Cameron
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Cameron is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
    • Eutawville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Johnsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Johnsville is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
    • Sandridge
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Sandridge is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
    • Wren Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Wren Village is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Village
    • Brookdale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Brookdale is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdale
    • Wilkinson Heights
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Wilkinson Heights is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson Heights
    • Orangeburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Dorchester
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Creston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Creston is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston

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 Orangeburg County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 South Carolina:
  • Pages specific to Orangeburg County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:

    • 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 #1242601  (Ebenezer Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1242601 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
      • BGN Class: cemetery
      • County: Orangeburg
      • Est. Elev: 36 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Wadboo Swamp
      • Location given for Ebenezer Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.3329379     Lon: -80.6134272
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Orangeburg, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ebenezer Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>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.
    <5>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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.