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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Lebanon. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Lebanon to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Lebanon, please Contact Us.
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.
Name Variations for Lebanon ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
In past government published Postal Guides, Lebanon was referred to as Lebanon Courthouse.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Lebanon. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lebanon.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
For more information about how community names might have been affected by the Board of Geographic Names (BGN), see our page about Placename Rules.
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 northwest 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 north.
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 north 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Lebanon is historic, it would have been located within present day Searcy County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Searcy County: Baxter, Boone, Marion, Newton, Pope, Stone & Van Buren.
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:
- Searcy County (The home county of Lebanon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lebanon, with the one closest to Lebanon listed first.
- Marshall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gilbert
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Blanco
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Blanco is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Baker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Baker is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Watts
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Watts is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
- Lone Pine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Pine is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Saint Joe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leslie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harriet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pindall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pindall is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Witt's Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
- Cozahome
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cozahome is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozahome
- Baxter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lebanon, with the one closest to Lebanon listed first.
- Big Flat
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Buffalo City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo City is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
- Cotter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Rock is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Rock
- Gassville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Culp
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Culp is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culp
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lebanon, with the one closest to Lebanon listed first.
- Everton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rally Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rally Hill is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rally Hill
- Valley Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Springs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Pleasant Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Bellefonte
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bellefonte is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Zinc
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Zinc is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zinc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lebanon, with the one closest to Lebanon listed first.
- Bruno
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bruno is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno
- Rush ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rush is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Eros
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Eros is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eros
- Yellville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Summit
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Summit is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
- Rea Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rea Valley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rea Valley
- Pyatt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pyatt is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Flippin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Dodd City ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Dodd City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodd City
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lebanon, with the one closest to Lebanon listed first.
- Western Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Western Grove is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Hasty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hasty is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Mount Judea
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mount Judea is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Judea
- Vendor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Vendor is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vendor
- Jasper
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Deer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Parthenon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pope County
- Tilly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tilly is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilly
- Stone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lebanon, with the one closest to Lebanon listed first.
- Alco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Alco is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
- Onia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Onia is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onia
- Timbo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fox
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Fox is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Fifty-Six
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lebanon, with the one closest to Lebanon listed first.
- Rumley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rumley is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumley
- Dennard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Copeland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Copeland is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Alread
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Alread is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alread
- Crabtree
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Crabtree is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
- Rex
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rex is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
- Clinton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Scotland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Shirley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Choctaw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
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.
- Parks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Canaan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- DePriest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crider Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- McDaniel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- East Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Horton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Arnold Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Horn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (213 more) ...
- Sanders Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Whisenant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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.
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.
- Marshall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Blanco
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Blanco is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Snowball
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Snowball is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowball
- Bear Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Creek is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Duff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Duff is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Watts
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Watts is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
- Saint Joe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tomahawk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tomahawk is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Leslie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Point Peter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Point Peter is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Peter
- Witt's Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
- Oak Flat ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Flat is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Flat
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Campbell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Campbell is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Mount Hersey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Hersey is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hersey
- Cave Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cave Creek is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Creek
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 11 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 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. 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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Arkansas
- Pages specific to Searcy County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baxter County
- Boone County
- Marion County
- Newton County
- Pope County
- Stone County
- Van Buren County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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'. |