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Welcome to New Lebanon ...

New Lebanon is located in DeKalb County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Lebanon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1845.

New Lebanon is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: New Lebanon lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named New Lebanon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named New Lebanon - they are located in Indiana, Missouri, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for New Lebanon.

Communities near New Lebanon ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near New Lebanon.

  • Elgin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • De Kalb
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Crystal Lake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
    • Crystal Lake is located in McHenry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,642 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal Lake <3>
  • Carpentersville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpentersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpentersville
    • Carpentersville is located in Kane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,940 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carpentersville <3>
  • Saint Charles
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
    • Saint Charles is located in Kane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,709 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Charles <3>
  • Algonquin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Lake-in-the-Hills
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake-in-the-Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake-in-the-Hills
    • Lake-in-the-Hills is located in McHenry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,345 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake-in-the-Hills <3>
  • Huntley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
    • Huntley is located in McHenry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,256 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntley <3>
  • Woodstock
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Belvidere
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)

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 New Lebanon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Lebanon.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of New 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 New Lebanon.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around New Lebanon. See our Newspapers Page for New Lebanon.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Lebanon ...

Looking for more information about New 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 New Lebanon, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for New Lebanon.

Adding New Lebanon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of New 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 New Lebanon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the New Lebanon post office opened in 1845.

We also found New Lebanon in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for New Lebanon.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for New Lebanon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for DeKalb County: www.dekalbcounty.org/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including DeKalb, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around New Lebanon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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