A visit to the Old 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 Old Ebenezer Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Ebenezer Cemetery:
37.4762, -79.4809
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Ebenezer Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Bedford County<2>.
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Old Ebenezer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Ebenezer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
- Turpin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Turpin Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turpin Cemetery
- Mountain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mountain Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mountain Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the north of Bedford.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2417214 <5>
- Watson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Coffee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Coffee Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Cemetery
- Sharon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Sharon Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Cemetery
- Tolley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Tolley Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley Cemetery
- Bryant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Bryant Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery
- Massie Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Massie Family Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massie Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Massie Family Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the west of Forest.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484544 <5>
- Norwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Norwood Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Cemetery
- North Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The North Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Longwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Longwood Cemetery is located in Bedford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood Cemetery
- Grange Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Grange Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Cemetery
- Virginia Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Otey Street Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Otey Street Cemetery is located in Bedford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otey Street Cemetery
- Fairmount Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Fairmount Cemetery is located in Bedford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Cemetery
- Ivy Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Ivy Hill Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Hill Cemetery
- Salling Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Glasgow Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Glasgow Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Ebenezer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Ebenezer Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Peaksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Peaksville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaksville
- Cifax
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cifax is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cifax
- Waugh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Waugh is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
- Lowry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lowry is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
- Goode
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Coleman Falls is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Falls
- Greenlee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Greenlee is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Bedford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bellevue
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bellevue is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Glasgow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rocky Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Point is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Natural Bridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Springfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Buchanan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Red Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Red Mills is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mills
- Boonsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Boonsboro is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
- Forest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Abert
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Abert is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abert
- Pedlar Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pedlar Mills is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedlar Mills
- Fancy Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fancy Hill is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Hill
- Longwood ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Longwood is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Woodbine Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Woodbine Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine Village
- Buffalo Forge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Buffalo Forge is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Forge
- Lithia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lithia is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithia
- Montvale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Joppa Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Joppa Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Mill
- Powhatan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Powhatan is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan
- Pleasant View
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Springwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Springwood is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
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 Old Ebenezer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bedford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old 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 Old Ebenezer Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Bedford 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 Old Ebenezer Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1674883 (Old Ebenezer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1674883 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: Bedford
- Est. Elev: 349 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sedalia
- Location given for Old Ebenezer Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.4762492 Lon: -79.4808675
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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 Bedford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old 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. |