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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 northwest 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 north.

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 north 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 Berkeley County.

To see how the shape of South Carolina's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Berkeley County: Charleston, Dorchester, Georgetown, Orangeburg & Williamsburg.

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:

  • Berkeley County     (The home county of Ebenezer)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ebenezer, with the one closest to Ebenezer listed first.
    • Sandridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
      • Sandridge is located in Berkeley County
    • Cross
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Washington Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Town
      • Washington Town is located in Berkeley County
    • Pinopolis
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Moncks Corner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Highland Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
      • Highland Village is located in Berkeley County
    • Pineville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Bonneau
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Judge Town
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Judge Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge Town
      • Judge Town is located in Berkeley County
    • Region Town ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Region Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Region Town
      • Region Town is located in Berkeley County
    • Caromi Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caromi Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caromi Village
      • Caromi Village is located in Berkeley County
    • Ladson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ebenezer, with the one closest to Ebenezer listed first.
    • Creston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
      • Creston is located in Calhoun County
    • Cameron
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Cameron is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
  • Charleston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ebenezer, with the one closest to Ebenezer listed first.
    • Lincolnville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
      • Lincolnville is located in Charleston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,624 people
    • Otranto
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otranto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otranto
      • Otranto is located in Charleston County
    • Canady Landing ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canady Landing
      • Canady Landing is located in Charleston County
  • Clarendon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ebenezer, with the one closest to Ebenezer listed first.
    • Shad Moss village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shad Moss village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shad Moss village
      • Shad Moss village is located in Clarendon County
    • Davis Station
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Summerton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Jordan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
      • Jordan is located in Clarendon County
    • Panola
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
      • Panola is located in Clarendon County
    • Silver
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver
      • Silver is located in Clarendon County
  • Colleton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ebenezer, with the one closest to Ebenezer listed first.
    • Canadys
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sidney
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
      • Sidney is located in Colleton County
    • Cottageville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Round O
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Drigger Crossroads
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drigger Crossroads
      • Drigger Crossroads is located in Colleton County
    • Johnsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
      • Johnsville is located in Colleton County
    • Smoaks
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Dorchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ebenezer, with the one closest to Ebenezer listed first.
    • Harleyville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Dorchester
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Ridgeville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Saint George
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Brownsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
      • Brownsville is located in Dorchester County
    • Flowertown Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowertown Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowertown Village
      • Flowertown Village is located in Dorchester County
    • Summerville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Grover
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Reevesville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Chandler Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chandler Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Village
      • Chandler Village is located in Dorchester County
  • Orangeburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ebenezer, with the one closest to Ebenezer listed first.
    • Holly Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Eutawville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Green Town
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Town
      • Green Town is located in Orangeburg County
    • Possum Town
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Possum Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
      • Possum Town is located in Orangeburg County
    • Ferguson ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
      • Ferguson is located in Orangeburg County
    • Wells
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
      • Wells is located in Orangeburg County
    • Vance
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
      • Vance is located in Orangeburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vance <2>
    • Santee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Parler
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parler
      • Parler is located in Orangeburg County
    • Bowman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Elloree
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Branchville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Williamsburg County
    • Greeleyville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ebenezer, see our County-by-County Page for 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 16 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 18 miles [29 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 first turn to 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:

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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.

  • Springhill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springhill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springhill Cemetery
  • Sandridge Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sandridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sandridge Cemetery
  • Spring Branch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Branch Cemetery
  • Blaco Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blaco Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blaco Creek Cemetery
  • Holly Hill First Pentecostal Holiness Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mims Lake Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mims Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mims Lake Cemetery
  • Grooms Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grooms Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grooms Cemetery
  • Pressley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pressley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pressley Cemetery
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
  • Joiner Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Joiner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Joiner Cemetery
  • Joiner Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Joiner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Joiner Cemetery
  • Dorchester Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dorchester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dorchester Cemetery
  • Continue List   (234 more) ...
    • Limestone Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Limestone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Limestone Cemetery
    • Holly Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Harleyville Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harleyville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harleyville Cemetery

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.<5>

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.

  • Sandridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
    • Sandridge is located in Berkeley County
  • Holly Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Harleyville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Connors ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Connors have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connors
    • Connors is located in Orangeburg County
  • Ridgeville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Long Ridge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Ridge
    • Long Ridge is located in Berkeley County
  • Wells
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
    • Wells is located in Orangeburg County
  • Vance
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
    • Vance is located in Orangeburg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vance <2>
  • Eadytown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eadytown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eadytown
    • Eadytown is located in Berkeley County
  • Dantzler
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dantzler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dantzler
    • Dantzler is located in Orangeburg County
  • Reevesville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Summerville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Moncks Corner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Parler
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parler
      • Parler is located in Orangeburg County
    • Felderville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Felderville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felderville
      • Felderville is located in Orangeburg County

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.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ebenezer. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Berkeley County: www.co.berkeley.sc.us/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ebenezer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2560, Longitude: -80.3248       In this case, the coordinates for Ebenezer have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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.




 

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