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Ebenezer

Ghost town · Effingham County, Georgia

Hardeeville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1920, 1:62,500)
Hardeeville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1920, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Ebenezer is a ghost town in Effingham County, Georgia. It is the only former community in Effingham County recorded on the federal names register, out of 570 across Georgia.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ebenezer as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 32.3767° N, 81.1809° W.

Key facts

Elevation52 ft
Nearest living townRincon, GA
Distance to it6.5 miles
Coordinates32.37669, -81.18094

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What's there now

Ebenezer is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Rincon, GA (population 11,152), about 6.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 52 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Ebenezer Townsite and Jerusalem Lutheran Church
Ebenezer Townsite and Jerusalem Lutheran Church · Bubba73 (Jud McCranie) / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

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