Welcome to West Lebanon ...

West Lebanon is located in York County<1>.

The location of West Lebanon has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Lebanon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1836.

A typical abbreviation for West Lebanon: W. Lebanon

West Lebanon is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: West Lebanon lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

West Lebanon is within the (207) area code.

Communities Also Named West Lebanon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named West Lebanon - they are located in Indiana, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania (2).

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

Communities near West Lebanon ...

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

• Dover
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Dover is located in Strafford County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <4>
• Rochester
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
  • Rochester is located in Strafford County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester <4>
• Sanford
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
  • Sanford is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanford <4>
• Durham
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
  • Durham is located in Strafford County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <4>
• York
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for York have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
  • York is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <4>
• Somersworth
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersworth
  • Somersworth is located in Strafford County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,286 people
  • Former names for Somersworth:
  • Great Falls
  • Summersworth
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somersworth <4>
• Wells
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
  • Wells is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,819 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wells <4>
• Barrington
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
  • Barrington is located in Strafford County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barrington <4>
• Waterboro
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterboro
  • Waterboro is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,007 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterboro <4>
• Berwick
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
  • Berwick is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,996 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berwick <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Lebanon ...

Looking for more information about West 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for West Lebanon, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for West Lebanon.

Adding West Lebanon to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Lebanon post office opened in 1836.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for York County: www.co.york.me.us/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/