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 and doctors 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 Morgan 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 Morgan County: Cullman, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marshall & Winston.
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:
- Morgan County (The home county of Lebanon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lebanon, with the one closest to Lebanon listed first.
- Cedar Plains
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cedar Plains is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Plains
- Falkville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Leesdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Leesdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
- Lacon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lacon is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
- Hartselle
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Danville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burningtree Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
- Flint City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Flint City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
- Priceville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eva
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Somerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Russell Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Russell Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Village
- Austinville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Austinville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lebanon, with the one closest to Lebanon listed first.
- Mountain Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Grove is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Birdie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Birdie is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdie
- Gum Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gum Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Summit
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Summit is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Bangor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bangor is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
- Blountsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Colbert County
- Garner ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Garner is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lebanon, with the one closest to Lebanon listed first.
- West Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- West Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Central
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Central is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Vinemont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- South Vinemont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Vinemont is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vinemont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 636 people
- Jones' Chapel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jones' Chapel is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones' Chapel
- Chances Crossroad
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Chances Crossroad is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chances Crossroad
- Cullman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Logan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- East Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- Simcoe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Simcoe is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simcoe
- Good Hope
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Good Hope is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,393 people
- Berlin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Berlin is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Fairview
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lebanon, with the one closest to Lebanon listed first.
- Oakville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oakville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Wren
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Wren is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Chalybeate Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Moulton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hillsboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Home
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Muck City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Muck City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muck City
- Courtland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hatton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hatton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- North Courtland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Courtland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Camp Spring ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Camp Spring is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Spring
- Concord
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Mount Hope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lebanon, with the one closest to Lebanon listed first.
- Westlake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Westlake is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
- Mooresville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Swancott
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Swancott is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
- Harris Station
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Belle Mina
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Belle Mina is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Mina
- Orrville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Orrville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
- Tanner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Country Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Country Village is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Ripley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ripley is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Athens
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Capshaw
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Capshaw is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capshaw
- Fairmount
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fairmount is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Poplar Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lebanon, with the one closest to Lebanon listed first.
- Triana
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Triana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Slaughter Landing ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Slaughter Landing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Landing
- Slaughter Landing has also been known as:
- Slaughter Ferry
- Madison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Whitesburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- English Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- English Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Chelsea
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chelsea is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lebanon, with the one closest to Lebanon listed first.
- Hog Jaw
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hog Jaw is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Jaw
- Ruth
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ruth is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Pine Lake Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pine Lake Village is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake Village
- Arab
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Askea Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Askea Grove is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askea Grove
- Friendship
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Friendship is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Union Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Grassy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Grassy is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Walker County
- Marylee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marylee is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marylee
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lebanon, with the one closest to Lebanon listed first.
- Upshaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Upshaw is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upshaw
- Addison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ellaville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ellaville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellaville
- Grayson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Grayson is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Houston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Slick Ford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Slick Ford is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Ford
- Double Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Falls City ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Falls City is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
- Ashridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ashridge is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashridge
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.
- Wilhite Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cooper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Herrin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin Cemetery
- The Herrin Cemetery has also been known as:
- Herring Cemetery
- McKendree Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKendree Cemetery
- The McKendree Cemetery has also been known as:
- McKendree Methodist Church Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Holmes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Falkville City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (726 more) ...
- Campground Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Battleground Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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.<2>
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.
- Cedar Plains
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cedar Plains is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Plains
- Massey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Massey is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey
- Falkville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Leesdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Leesdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
- Battleground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Battleground is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battleground
- Hartselle
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wilhites
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilhites is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhites
- Clifty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clifty is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
- Neel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Neel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Priceville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jesseton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jesseton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesseton
- Upshaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Upshaw is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upshaw
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Jones' Chapel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jones' Chapel is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones' Chapel
- Baldwin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Baldwin is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Eva
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
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 43 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 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. 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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Morgan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Colbert County
- Cullman County
- Lawrence County
- Limestone County
- Madison County
- Marshall County
- Walker County
- Winston 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> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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'. |