Welcome to Lebanon ...Lebanon is located in Van Buren County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Lebanon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1853. When the people of Lebanon refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Lebanonian<2> Lebanon is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Lebanon lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Communities Also Named Lebanon ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Iowa communities named Lebanon: This one is located in Van Buren County and the other is located in Sioux County. Beyond Iowa, there are 55 communities that are also named Lebanon - they are located in Alabama (3), Arizona, Arkansas (2), Colorado, Connecticut (2), Delaware, Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi (5), Missouri (2), Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (4), South Dakota, Tennessee (4), Texas (3), Virginia and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lebanon. Communities near Lebanon ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lebanon.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Lebanon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lebanon. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lebanon. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lebanon. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lebanon. See our Newspapers Page for Lebanon. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lebanon ...Looking for more information about Lebanon? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Lebanon, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lebanon. Adding Lebanon to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Lebanon in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Lebanon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> We also found Lebanon in the book titled Iowa State Gazetteer (1865). For more details, see References and Mentions for Lebanon. Footnotes ...
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