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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 New 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 New 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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.

New Lebanon is located in Cooper County.

To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cooper County: Boone, Howard, Moniteau, Morgan, Pettis & Saline.

Below are the counties that are near New Lebanon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Lebanon:

  • Cooper County     (The home county of New Lebanon)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Lebanon, with the one closest to New Lebanon listed first.
    • Harriston
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Harriston is located in Cooper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriston
    • Otterville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Clifton City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Clifton City is located in Cooper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton City
    • Bellair
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bellair is located in Cooper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellair
    • Bunceton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Petersburg ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Petersburg is located in Cooper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
    • Pilot Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Lone Elm
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Lone Elm is located in Cooper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
    • Lamine
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Lamine is located in Cooper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamine
    • Pisgah
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Pisgah is located in Cooper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
    • Blackwater
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Boonville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Benton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Lebanon, with the one closest to New Lebanon listed first.
    • Mora
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Mora is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
    • Cole Camp
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Ionia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Ionia is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
  • Boone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Lebanon, with the one closest to New Lebanon listed first.
    • Rocheport
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • McBaine
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • McBaine is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBaine
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12 people
    • Huntsdale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Huntsdale is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
  • Cole County
    • Centertown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Howard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Lebanon, with the one closest to New Lebanon listed first.
    • Franklin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • New Franklin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lisbon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Lisbon is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Fayette
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Moniteau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Lebanon, with the one closest to New Lebanon listed first.
    • Tipton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Fortuna
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Fortuna is located in Moniteau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortuna
    • Clarksburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Clarksburg is located in Moniteau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
    • Latham
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Latham is located in Moniteau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
    • California
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jamestown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Lupus
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Lupus is located in Moniteau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupus
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
    • High Point
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • High Point is located in Moniteau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
    • McGirk
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • McGirk is located in Moniteau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
  • Morgan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Lebanon, with the one closest to New Lebanon listed first.
    • Syracuse
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Florence
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Florence is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • Glensted
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Glensted is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glensted
    • Stover
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Versailles
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Excelsior
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Excelsior is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
    • Barnett
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pettis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Lebanon, with the one closest to New Lebanon listed first.
    • Smithton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Smithton is located in Pettis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 570 people
    • Longwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Longwood is located in Pettis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
    • Georgetown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Georgetown is located in Pettis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • Sedalia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Hughesville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Hughesville is located in Pettis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
    • Tedieville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Tedieville is located in Pettis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedieville
    • Spring Fork
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Spring Fork is located in Pettis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Fork
    • Houstonia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Houstonia is located in Pettis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
    • La Monte
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Green Ridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Green Ridge is located in Pettis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
  • Saline County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Lebanon, with the one closest to New Lebanon listed first.
    • Nelson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Nelson is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
    • Marshall Junction
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Marshall Junction is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Junction
    • Arrow Rock
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Napton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Napton is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napton
    • Blue Lick
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Blue Lick is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Lick
    • Herndon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Herndon is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
    • Saline City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Saline City is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
    • Cretcher
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Cretcher is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cretcher
    • Marshall
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Sweet Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Lebanon, see our County-by-County Page for New Lebanon.

Cemeteries Near New Lebanon ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New 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 New Lebanon - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Lebanon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Lebanon, with the one closest to New Lebanon listed first.

  • Antioch Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Shackleford Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Briscoe Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Sowers Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lamine Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Providence Baptist Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Baptist Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Providence Baptist Church Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the east of Sedalia.
    • The Providence Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Providence Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1975166 <3>
  • Syracuse Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Masonic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Irving Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (197 more) ...

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.<4>

While we didn't find New Lebanon in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of New Lebanon.

These communities are listed based on their distance from New Lebanon, with the one closest to New Lebanon listed first.

  • Pleasant Green
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pleasant Green is located in Cooper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Green
  • Harriston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Harriston is located in Cooper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriston
  • Otterville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Byberry ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Byberry is located in Cooper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byberry
  • Clifton City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Clifton City is located in Cooper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton City
  • Bellair
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bellair is located in Cooper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellair
  • Syracuse
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bunceton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Petersburg ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Petersburg is located in Cooper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Pilot Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Speed
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Speed is located in Cooper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
  • Smithton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Smithton is located in Pettis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 570 people
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Beaman
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Beaman is located in Pettis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaman
    • Tipton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lone Elm
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Lone Elm is located in Cooper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Lebanon. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Lebanon.

Newspapers Published in New 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 169 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Lebanon.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Lebanon, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Lebanon.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites 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 New Lebanon:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New Lebanon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 New Lebanon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.