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 Lebanon (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 Lebanon. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Lebanon is located in Cleburne County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cleburne County: Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Randolph, Talladega, Carroll (GA), Haralson (GA) & Polk (GA).
Below are the counties that are near Lebanon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lebanon:
- Cleburne County (The home county of Lebanon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lebanon, with the one closest to Lebanon listed first.
- Muscadine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Muscadine is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscadine
- Hopewell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hopewell is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Fruithurst
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fruithurst is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruithurst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Ai
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ai is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Edwardsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Edwardsville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Hightower
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hightower is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Ranburne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Heflin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Oak Level
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Level is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Grantley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grantley is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantley
- Micaville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Micaville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micaville
- Borden Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Borden Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Springs
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lebanon, with the one closest to Lebanon listed first.
- Abernathy ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Abernathy is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernathy
- Iron City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Iron City is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- White Plains
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- White Plains is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Dailey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dailey is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey
- Choccolocco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Choccolocco is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choccolocco
- Nances Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nances Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nances Creek
- Piedmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- De Armanville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- De Armanville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Armanville
- Fort McClellan ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Fort McClellan is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort McClellan
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Goshen is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Jacksonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Friendship
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Friendship is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lebanon, with the one closest to Lebanon listed first.
- Tecumseh
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Tecumseh is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
- Spring Garden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Garden is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Rock Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rock Run is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Exie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Exie is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Coloma ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coloma is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lebanon, with the one closest to Lebanon listed first.
- Delta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Haynes Crossroad
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Haynes Crossroad is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossroad
- Elder
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elder is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Barfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barfield is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lebanon, with the one closest to Lebanon listed first.
- Graham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Graham is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Newell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Newell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Morrison Crossroad
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Morrison Crossroad is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Crossroad
- Cambridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cambridge is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Sewell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sewell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Rockdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rockdale is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Woodland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Milner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Milner is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
- Christiana
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Christiana is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana
- Corbin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Corbin is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Wedowee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ofelia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ofelia is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ofelia
- Talladega County
- Kentuck
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Kentuck is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Carroll County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lebanon, with the one closest to Lebanon listed first.
- Jake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jake is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake
- Estimated population in 2019: 146 people
- Mount Zion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jonesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jonesville is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Bowdon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bowdon Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fairlawn Estates
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairlawn Estates is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
- Tyus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tyus is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyus
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,525 people
- Carrollton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Temple
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Roopville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Driskolls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Driskolls is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driskolls
- Hart Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hart Town is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Town
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,437 people
- Douglas County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lebanon, with the one closest to Lebanon listed first.
- Villa Rica
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Tyree
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Tyree is located in Douglas County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyree
- Ephesus Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ephesus Heights is located in Douglas County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 461 people
- Hannah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hannah is located in Douglas County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
- Floyd County (GA)
- Cave Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Haralson County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lebanon, with the one closest to Lebanon listed first.
- Tallapoosa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Budapest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Budapest is located in Haralson County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budapest
- Waco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Waco is located in Haralson County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waco <1>
- Tabernacle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tabernacle is located in Haralson County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Bremen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Buchanan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Felton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Morgan is located in Haralson County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Heard County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lebanon, with the one closest to Lebanon listed first.
- Ephesus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ephesus is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Roosterville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Roosterville is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- Yates Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Yates Crossroads is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 360 people
- Frolona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Frolona is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frolona
- Centralhatchee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Centralhatchee is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Polk County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lebanon, with the one closest to Lebanon listed first.
- Esom Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Greenway ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Greenway is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Etna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Etna is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
- Cedartown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Grady ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grady is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Estimated population in 2019: 290 people
- Rockmart
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lebanon, see our County-by-County Page for Lebanon.
Cemeteries Near Lebanon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lebanon.
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 Lebanon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lebanon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lebanon, with the one closest to Lebanon listed first.
- Providence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ai Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clay Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Liner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shiloh Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Edgewood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Crossroads Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Crossroads Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the southwest of Fruithurst.
- The Crossroads Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethsadia Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2175443 <3>
- Continue List (404 more) ...
- Garretts Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill Methodist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mt. Newley Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Lebanon in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lebanon.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lebanon, with the one closest to Lebanon listed first.
- Abernathy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Abernathy is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernathy
- Hopewell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hopewell is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Muscadine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Muscadine is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscadine
- Hooper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hooper is located in Haralson County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper
- Tallapoosa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coldwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Coldwater is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Edwardsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Edwardsville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Hightower
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hightower is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Poplar Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Springs is located in Haralson County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Burwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burwell is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwell
- Mount Zion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Waco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Waco is located in Haralson County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waco <1>
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Heflin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bowdon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mandeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mandeville is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandeville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lebanon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lebanon.
Newspapers Published in Lebanon ...
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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lebanon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lebanon, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lebanon.
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 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 Lebanon:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Cleburne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Cherokee County
- Clay County
- Randolph County
- Talladega County
- Carroll County
- Douglas County
- Floyd County
- Haralson County
- Heard County
- Polk County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lebanon) 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 Lebanon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |