Our Genealogy Helper
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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 Pittsylvania County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pittsylvania County: Caswell (NC), Rockingham (NC), Bedford, Campbell, Franklin, Halifax & Henry.
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:
- Pittsylvania County (The home county of Ebenezer)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ebenezer, with the one closest to Ebenezer listed first.
- Lucks
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lucks is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucks
- Java
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Java is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Henrys Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Henrys Mill is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Mill
- Riceville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Riceville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Markham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Markham is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham
- Spring Garden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Spring Garden is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Chalk Level
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chalk Level is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Level
- Sonans
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sonans is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonans
- Sheva
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sheva is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheva
- Transco Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Transco Village is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transco Village
- Laurel Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Laurel Grove is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove
- Renan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Renan is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renan
- Chatham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Chatham is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
- Bedford County
- Huddleston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ebenezer, with the one closest to Ebenezer listed first.
- Melrose
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Melrose is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Altavista
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Brookneal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lynch Station
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lynch Station is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Station
- Leesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Leesville is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Gladys
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hat Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hat Creek is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hat Creek
- Mount Zion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Zion is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Yellow Branch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Yellow Branch is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Branch
- Charlotte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ebenezer, with the one closest to Ebenezer listed first.
- Aspenwall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Aspenwall is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspenwall
- Abell ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Abell is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abell
- Phenix
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Phenix is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Danville City
- Danville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fluvanna County
- Scottsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ebenezer, with the one closest to Ebenezer listed first.
- Laprades Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Laprades Mill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laprades Mill
- Penhook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Union Hall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Halifax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ebenezer, with the one closest to Ebenezer listed first.
- Sign Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sign Rock is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sign Rock
- Rodden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rodden is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodden
- Leda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Leda is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leda
- Elmo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Elmo is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Jones
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jones is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Cody
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cody is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
- Loftis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Loftis is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loftis
- Sutherlin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sutherlin is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherlin
- Halifax
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Westside Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Westside Village is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside Village
- Banister Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Banister Town is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banister Town
- Crystal Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Crystal Hill is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hill
- Nathalie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Henry County
- Axton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Madison County
- Beaver Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Park
- Caswell County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ebenezer, with the one closest to Ebenezer listed first.
- Milton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Estelle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Estelle is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- Blanch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Semora
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Gatewood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gatewood is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Providence
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Providence is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Whitetown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Whitetown is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
- Pelham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pelham is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Leasburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Yanceyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bethel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- West Yanceyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- West Yanceyville is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yanceyville
- Person County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ebenezer, with the one closest to Ebenezer listed first.
- Ceffo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ceffo is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceffo
- Concord
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Concord is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Hicks Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hicks Village is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ebenezer, see our County-by-County Page for 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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Ebenezer - one of the links might be able to help.
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.
- County Line Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Neal Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ingram Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Atkinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oak Level Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Asbury Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Burch Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Level Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- William H. Shelton Graveyard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mulberry Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (229 more) ...
- Jones Family Farm Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Arbor Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- McKendree Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
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.<4>
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.
- Peytonsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Peytonsburg is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsburg
- Pickaway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pickaway is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickaway
- Shockoe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shockoe is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shockoe
- Ingram
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ingram is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Riceville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Riceville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Spring Garden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Spring Garden is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Rodden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rodden is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodden
- Mount Airy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Airy is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
- Keeling
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Keeling is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeling
- Meadville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Meadville is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Leda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Leda is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leda
- Chalk Level
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chalk Level is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Level
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Sonans
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sonans is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonans
- Laurel Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Laurel Grove is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove
- Brooklyn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Brooklyn is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
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.
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 17 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 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. 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 visit 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:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Pittsylvania County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Campbell County
- Charlotte County
- Danville City
- Fluvanna County
- Franklin County
- Halifax County
- Henry County
- Madison County
- Caswell County
- Person County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |