Ebenezer, Mississippi
Ebenezer, Mississippi | |
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| Coordinates: 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 | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 39095 and 39146 |
| Area code | 662 |
| GNIS feature ID | 669637 |
Ebenezer is an unincorporated community in Holmes County, Mississippi, United States. It is located at the western end of the eastern segment of Mississippi Highway 14, approximately 10 miles (16 km) south of Lexington, the county seat, and about 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Goodman.
According to a 1905 source, Ebenezer was named by settlers after "the old Jewish city". It may have been a destination for some German-Jewish immigrants, who began settling in Lexington and the surrounding county in the 1830s. They were later joined by Russian Jewish immigrants during the latter part of the 19th century. The Jewish community built Temple Beth El in Lexington in 1905; it closed in 2009 due to a declining population.