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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:

37.0876, -76.4011

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

Open a Google Map centered on the Ebenezer Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> of the Ebenezer Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Carver Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Carver Memorial Park is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver Memorial Park
  • Carys Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Carys Cemetery is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carys Cemetery
  • New Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Parklawn Memorial Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Hopson Gravesite
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Hopson Gravesite is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson Gravesite
  • Smith Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
  • Western Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Western Cemetery is located in Poquoson City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Cemetery
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Poquoson City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
  • Emmaus Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Emmaus Cemetery is located in Poquoson City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaus Cemetery
  • Hopkins Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Hopkins Cemetery is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Cemetery
  • Morrison Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Morrison Cemetery is located in Newport News City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Cemetery
  • Maney Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Maney Cemetery is located in Newport News City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maney Cemetery
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Hampton City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Pleasant Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Pleasant Cemetery is located in Hampton City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Cemetery
    • Basset Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Basset Cemetery is located in Hampton City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basset Cemetery
    • Lincoln Park Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Lincoln Park Cemetery is located in Hampton City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park Cemetery
    • Elmerton Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Elmerton Cemetery is located in Hampton City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmerton Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Elmerton Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Hampton.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50140 <4>
    • Eastern Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Eastern Cemetery is located in Poquoson City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Cemetery
    • Peninsula Memorial Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Peninsula Memorial Park is located in Newport News City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peninsula Memorial Park
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Hampton City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
    • Hampton National Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Hampton National Cemetery is located in Hampton City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton National Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hampton National Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Hampton.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109413 <4>
    • Smith Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Hampton City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Smith Cemetery is located in Hampton.
      • The Smith Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Phoebus Memorial Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2213068 <4>
    • Oakland Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Hampton City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
    • Thornton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Thornton Cemetery is located in Hampton City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Thornton Cemetery is located in Hampton.
      • The Thornton Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Zion African American Cemetery
    • Barnes Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Barnes Cemetery is located in Hampton City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
    • Clark Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Clark Cemetery is located in Hampton City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 16 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Ebenezer Cemetery.

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

  • Newgate Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Newgate Village is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newgate Village
  • Aberdeen Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Aberdeen Gardens is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen Gardens
  • Chapel Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Chapel Village is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Village
  • Pine Chapel Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pine Chapel Village is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Chapel Village
  • Poquoson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenwood Farms
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Greenwood Farms is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Farms
  • Yorkville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Yorkville is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
  • Hampton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Newport News
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Bernard Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Bernard Village is located in Newport News City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernard Village
  • Hilton Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hilton Village is located in Newport News City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
  • Dare
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Dare is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dare
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Phoebus
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Phoebus is located in Hampton City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoebus
    • Buckroe Beach
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Buckroe Beach is located in Hampton City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckroe Beach
    • Red Hill Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Red Hill Village is located in Newport News City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Village
    • Rescue
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Rescue is located in Isle of Wight County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescue

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 .

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 first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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:
  • 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 #1478537  (Ebenezer Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1478537 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
      • : Hampton (city)
      • Est. Elev: 3 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Newport News North
      • Location given for Ebenezer Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.0876456     Lon: -76.4010575
      • 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>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 Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <3>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.
    <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.
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