Ebenezer, Mississippi
| Ebenezer, Mississippi | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Ebenezer, Mississippi | |
| Coordinates: 32°58′14″N 90°05′27″W / 32.97056°N 90.09083°WCoordinates: 32°58′14″N 90°05′27″W / 32.97056°N 90.09083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Holmes |
| Elevation | 331 ft (101 m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 39146 |
| Area code(s) | 662 |
| GNIS feature ID | 669637[1] |
Ebenezer is an unincorporated community located in Holmes County, Mississippi. Ebenezer is located at the west end of the eastern segment of Mississippi Highway 14, approximately 10 miles (16 km) south of Lexington and 4 miles (6.4 km) approximately west of Goodman.
Ebenezer was named by settlers from "the old Jewish city".[2]
The Mississippi Republican attorney and civil rights activist Perry Wilbon Howard was born in Ebenezer in 1877.
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ebenezer, Mississippi
- ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 113.
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