Our Genealogy Helper
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 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 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.
Lebanon is located in Hinds County.
To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hinds County: Claiborne, Copiah, Madison, Rankin, Simpson, Warren & Yazoo.
Below are the counties that are near Lebanon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lebanon:
- Hinds County (The home county of Lebanon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lebanon, with the one closest to Lebanon listed first.
- Learned
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Adams
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Adams is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Oakley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oakley is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Palestine
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Palestine is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Bear Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bear Creek is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Utica
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Midway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Midway is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Raymond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Thompsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Thompsonville is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Cayuga
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cayuga is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Newman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newman is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
- Edwards
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Claiborne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lebanon, with the one closest to Lebanon listed first.
- Rocky Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rocky Springs is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Carlisle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Carlisle is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Saint Elmo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Elmo is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Willows
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Willows is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
- Ingleside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ingleside is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Copiah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lebanon, with the one closest to Lebanon listed first.
- Carpenter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carpenter is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Crystal Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Myles
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Myles is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myles
- Hazlehurst
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hopewell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Glancy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Glancy is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glancy
- Martinsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Martinsville is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Sardis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sardis is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Bowerton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bowerton is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerton
- Georgetown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Allen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Allen is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lebanon, with the one closest to Lebanon listed first.
- Adelle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Adelle is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelle
- Flora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Madison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mannsdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mannsdale is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsdale
- Twelve Oaks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Twelve Oaks is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Oaks
- Rankin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lebanon, with the one closest to Lebanon listed first.
- Clear Branch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Clear Branch is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Whites
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Whites is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Alonzo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Alonzo is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alonzo
- Richland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Florence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- King
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- King is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Pearson
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pearson is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Pearl
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Flowood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Greenfield is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Brandon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lebanon, with the one closest to Lebanon listed first.
- Newmans
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Newmans is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- Villanova
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Villanova is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanova
- Vicksburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Stout
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Stout is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Russellville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Russellville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Redwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Redwood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Haynes Bluff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Haynes Bluff is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Bluff
- Madison Parish (LA)
- Delta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lebanon, see our County-by-County Page for Lebanon.
Cemeteries Near Lebanon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of 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 Lebanon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lebanon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lebanon, with the one closest to Lebanon listed first.
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- William Davis Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Morrison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Salmon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bedwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Auburn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Nalley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Richmond Terrell Skipworth Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fatherree Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (257 more) ...
- John Adam Riser Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Morning Star Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Miller Springs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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 Lebanon in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lebanon.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lebanon, with the one closest to Lebanon listed first.
- Learned
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Adams
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Adams is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Chapel Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chapel Hill is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Oakley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oakley is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Dry Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dry Grove is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Grove
- Palestine
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Palestine is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Utica
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bear Creek is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Thompsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Thompsonville is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Midway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Midway is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Raymond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cayuga
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cayuga is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Newman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newman is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
- Edwards
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Carpenter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carpenter is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lebanon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lebanon.
Newspapers Published in 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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lebanon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lebanon, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for 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 websites either 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 Lebanon:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Hinds County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Claiborne County
- Copiah County
- Madison County
- Rankin County
- Warren County
- Madison Parish
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
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> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lebanon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Lebanon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |