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 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 Van Buren County.
To see how the shape of Iowa's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Van Buren County: Davis, Henry, Jefferson, Lee, Clark (MO) & Scotland (MO).
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:
- Van Buren County (The home county of Lebanon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lebanon, with the one closest to Lebanon listed first.
- Cantril
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Milton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Keosauqua
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Douds
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Douds is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douds
- Leando
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Leando is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leando
- Kilbourn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kilbourn is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourn
- Mount Zion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Zion is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Selma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Selma is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Mount Sterling
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Birmingham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Winchester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Winchester is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Bonaparte
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Stockport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Appanoose County
- Orleans
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Orleans is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Davis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lebanon, with the one closest to Lebanon listed first.
- Pulaski
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pulaski is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Chequest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chequest is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chequest
- Stiles
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stiles is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
- Floris
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Floris is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Steuben
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Steuben is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Bloomfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Carbon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carbon is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Savannah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Savannah is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
- Drakesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mark
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mark is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark
- West Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- West Grove is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grove
- Paris
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Paris is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lebanon, with the one closest to Lebanon listed first.
- Hillsboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hillsboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Salem
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rome
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rome is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Oakland Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland Mills is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Mills
- Westwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Westwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lebanon, with the one closest to Lebanon listed first.
- Libertyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Libertyville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Batavia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Fairfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Glasgow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Glasgow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Maharishi Vedic City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Maharishi Vedic City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maharishi Vedic City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
- Abingdon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Abingdon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Lockridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Perlee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Perlee is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perlee
- Packwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Packwood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Linby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Linby is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linby
- Pekin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pekin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lebanon, with the one closest to Lebanon listed first.
- Big Mound
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Big Mound is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Mound
- Croton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Croton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croton
- Primrose
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Primrose is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
- Russellville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Russellville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Russellville has also been known as:
- Doantown
- Mount Hamill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mount Hamill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hamill
- Former names for Mount Hamill:
- Courtwright
- Hamill
- White Lane ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- White Lane is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lane
- Houghton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Houghton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Donnellson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pilot Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pilot Grove is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
- Saint Paul
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Paul is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Charleston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Charleston is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Franklin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Franklin is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Argyle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wapello County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lebanon, with the one closest to Lebanon listed first.
- Eldon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cliffland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cliffland is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffland
- Agency
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Ottumwa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Ottumwa is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ottumwa
- Ottumwa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dahlonega
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dahlonega is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlonega
- Competine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Competine is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competine
- Clark County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lebanon, with the one closest to Lebanon listed first.
- Acasto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Acasto is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acasto
- Anson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Anson is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
- Chambersburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chambersburg is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Luray
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Luray is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Athens
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Athens is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Wyaconda
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Wyaconda is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyaconda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Medill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Medill is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medill
- Peaksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Peaksville is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaksville
- Revere
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dumas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dumas is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
- Kahoka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clark City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clark City is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark City
- Knox County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lebanon, with the one closest to Lebanon listed first.
- Rutledge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Greensburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Greensburg is located in Knox County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Schuyler County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lebanon, with the one closest to Lebanon listed first.
- Downing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Downing is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Lancaster
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Glenwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glenwood is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Coatsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Coatsville is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatsville
- Scotland County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lebanon, with the one closest to Lebanon listed first.
- Arbela
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Granger
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Granger is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Memphis
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Kilwinning
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kilwinning is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilwinning
- Unity
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Unity is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Gorin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Gorin is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorin
- Pleasant Retreat
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Retreat is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Retreat
- South Gorin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- South Gorin is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gorin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
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.
- Lebanon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ten Sych Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Egypt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hoskins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Groves Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Valentine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- East Home Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Boston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pittsburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Roush Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (474 more) ...
- Oaks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Purdom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdom Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Purdom Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Keosauqua.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95904 <2>
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Lebanon had a population of 35 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lebanon, with the one closest to Lebanon listed first.
- Pittsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pittsburg is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Milton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cantril
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Keosauqua
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Troy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Troy is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Leando
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Leando is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leando
- Kilbourn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kilbourn is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourn
- Mount Zion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Zion is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Pulaski
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pulaski is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Selma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Selma is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Mount Sterling
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Azen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Azen is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azen
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Vernon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Vernon is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Bentonsport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Chequest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chequest is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chequest
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 67 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 29 miles [46.7 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 Iowa
- Pages specific to Van Buren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Appanoose County
- Davis County
- Henry County
- Jefferson County
- Lee County
- Wapello County
- Clark County
- Knox County
- Schuyler County
- Scotland County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Iowa
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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lebanon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |