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:
36.7162, -78.8447
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 Halifax County<2>.
The county seat for Halifax County is located in Halifax. Halifax lies just 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 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Ebenezer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ebenezer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dan River Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Dan River Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dan River Cemetery
- The Peaceful Tabernacle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Cemetery
- Scottsburg Cemetery
- Halifax Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Grace Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Grace Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Grace Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grace Cemetery
- Scottsburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Scottsburg Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsburg Cemetery
- Owens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
- Halifax Town Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Halifax Town Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax Town Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oakland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Glenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
- Cherry Hill UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Cherry Hill UMC Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill UMC Cemetery
- The Cherry Hill UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cherry Hill Cemetery
- Winns Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Winns Creek Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winns Creek Cemetery
- White Oak Fork Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Snead Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Snead Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snead Cemetery
- Aarons Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Aarons Creek Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Creek Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Union UMC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Union UMC Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union UMC Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the west of South Boston.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2544393 <5>
- Black Walnut Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Black Walnut Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Walnut Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- White Oak Fork Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dyer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Dyer Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- South Boston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Omega
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Omega is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Scottsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Banister Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Banister Town is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banister Town
- Halifax
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Westside Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Westside Village is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside Village
- Midway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Cluster Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cluster Springs is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluster Springs
- Aarons Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Aarons Creek is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Creek
- Clays Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Clays Mill is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Mill
- Mayo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mayo is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Crystal Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Crystal Hill is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hill
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Clover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jones
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jones is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Harmony
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Virgilina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Alton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nelson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nelson is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Averett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Averett is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averett
- Orgainville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Orgainville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orgainville
- Loftis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Loftis is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loftis
- Elmo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Elmo is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Henrico
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Henrico is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrico
- Rodden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rodden is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodden
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 Halifax County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ebenezer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clarksville
- Halifax
- Scottsburg
- South Boston
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 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 Virginia:
- Pages specific to Halifax 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 #1690113 (Ebenezer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1690113 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: Halifax
- Est. Elev: 126 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Omega
- Location given for Ebenezer Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.7162493 Lon: -78.8447306
- 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 Virginia's counties, including Halifax, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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. |