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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Holmes 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 Holmes County: Attala, Carroll, Humphreys, Leflore, Madison & 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:
- Holmes County (The home county of Lebanon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lebanon, with the one closest to Lebanon listed first.
- Ituma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ituma is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ituma
- Lexington
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Acona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Acona is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acona
- Jones Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Crossing is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
- Gwin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gwin is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwin
- Tchula
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tchula is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tchula
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Wyatt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wyatt is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Keirn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Keirn is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keirn
- Durant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mileston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mileston is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mileston
- Tolarville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tolarville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarville
- Cruger
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cruger is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Attala County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lebanon, with the one closest to Lebanon listed first.
- Possumneck
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Possumneck is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumneck
- Auris ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Auris is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auris
- Rocky Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rocky Point is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Sallis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hesterville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hesterville is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesterville
- Newport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Newport is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Zemuly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Zemuly is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zemuly
- Kosciusko
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Langley ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Langley is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lebanon, with the one closest to Lebanon listed first.
- Coila
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Coila is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila
- Vaiden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Carrollton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- North Carrollton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- North Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Teoc
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Teoc is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teoc
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lebanon, with the one closest to Lebanon listed first.
- Belzoni
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Jaketown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Jaketown is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaketown
- Silver City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Silver City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Leflore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lebanon, with the one closest to Lebanon listed first.
- Sidon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sidon is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Roebuck
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Roebuck is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roebuck
- Morgan City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan City is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Browning
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Browning is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Greenwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fort Loring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Loring is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Loring
- Itta Bena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lebanon, with the one closest to Lebanon listed first.
- Sharpsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sharpsburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Camden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery County
- Winona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Yazoo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lebanon, with the one closest to Lebanon listed first.
- Fordyke
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fordyke is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyke
- Eden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eden is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Dover ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Dover is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Evans
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Evans is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Crump
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crump is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Vaughan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Vaughan is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
- Pearce ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pearce is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearce
- Yazoo City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Yazoo City is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yazoo City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
- Former names for Yazoo City:
- Hannan's Bluff
- Manchester
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yazoo City <1>
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.
- Wadell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Olive Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Horring Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sweetwater Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wade Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rhynes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pinkston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Boyd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Boyd Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the northeast of Lexington.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #58192 <3>
- Thurman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wanlaw Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jordan Bailey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (400 more) ...
- Beall - Stigler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oregon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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.
- Ituma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ituma is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ituma
- Lexington
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Acona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Acona is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acona
- Emory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Emory is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
- Howard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Howard is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Tchula
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tchula is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tchula
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Franklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Franklin is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Keirn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Keirn is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keirn
- Eulogy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eulogy is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulogy
- Mileston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mileston is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mileston
- Tolarville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tolarville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarville
- Durant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Marcella
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Marcella is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcella
- Cruger
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cruger is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Good Hope
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Good Hope is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
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 52 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 24 miles [38.6 km]<2>. 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 turn to 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 Lebanon:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Holmes County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Attala County
- Carroll County
- Humphreys County
- Leflore County
- Madison County
- Montgomery County
- Yazoo County
- 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- 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 Lebanon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |