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Welcome to Lebanon ...

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.

Lebanon would have been located within present day Boone County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lebanon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1837.

When the people of Lebanon referred to themselves (known as a demonym), they are believed to have used Lebanonian<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Lebanon is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Lebanon was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Lebanon was located: 573 & 235<5>

Communities Also Named Lebanon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named Lebanon: This one is located in Boone County and the other is located in Laclede County.

Beyond Missouri, 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, Iowa (2), Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi (5), 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.

  • Columbia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Mexico
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Centralia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Ashland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Hallsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Auxvasse
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Sturgeon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Harrisburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Clark
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Clark is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
  • Rocheport
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)

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.

Adding Lebanon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lebanon in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Lebanon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Lebanon post office opened in 1837. The Lebanon post office closed in 1842.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lebanon.

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>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Boone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Lebanon refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Lebanon may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lebanon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Lebanon area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Lebanon area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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