Ebenezer, Jasper County, Texas

Ebenezer is an unincorporated community in Jasper County, Texas, United States. Ebenezer is located near Texas Recreational Road 255, 13 miles (21 km) northwest of Jasper. William P. M. and Mary Ann Dean founded the community by 1860 and established a Methodist church and cemetery by 1861. By the 1900s, Ebenezer also had a school. Both the school and the church closed by 1965; the church and cemetery were given historical markers in the 1980s.[2]

Ebenezer, Texas
Ebenezer is located in Texas
Ebenezer
Ebenezer
Ebenezer is located in the United States
Ebenezer
Ebenezer
Coordinates: 31°02′17″N 94°09′40″W / 31.03806°N 94.16111°W / 31.03806; -94.16111
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyJasper
Elevation148 ft (45 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code409
GNIS feature ID1381830[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Ebenezer". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Jasinski, Laurie E. "Ebenezer, TX (Jasper County)". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved August 7, 2012.