A visit to the Mount Lebanon Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Mt. Lebanon Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Mt. Lebanon Cemetery (FG ID #48158).
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Mt. Lebanon Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Lebanon Cemetery:
35.4323, -81.8411
The Mt. Lebanon Cemetery is located in Rutherford County<2>.
The county seat for Rutherford County is located in Rutherfordton. Rutherfordton lies just to the southwest of the Mt. Lebanon Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Lebanon Cemetery.
Establishment of the Mt. Lebanon Cemetery ...
The Mt. Lebanon Cemetery was established in 1854.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Mt. Lebanon Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Lebanon Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wilson Baptist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Brittain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Brittain Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittain Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wall's Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Centennial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bostic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fork Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Camp Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Camp Creek Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek Cemetery
- Baxter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gold Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Whiteside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wells Springs UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Pleasant Grove UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Paul AME Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cool Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Cool Springs Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs Cemetery
- M & T Ministries Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Glenwood Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Joshua Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- White Oak Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Golden Valley Missionary Methodist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fortune Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Golden Valley UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Lebanon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Lebanon Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sunshine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Washburn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pisgah ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Bostic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ruth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ruth is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Spindale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Forest City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Concord
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Concord is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Hollis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rutherfordton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bakersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Union Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Alexander Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Alexander Mills is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Mills
- Ellenboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- New House
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sandy Mush
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mountain Home ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mountain Home is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Thermal City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Thermal City is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermal City
- Cuba ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cuba is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Shiloh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Caroleen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Vein Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Six Points
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Polkville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Polkville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Delight
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cleveland Mills ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cleveland Mills is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Mills
- Green Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Mt. Lebanon Cemetery. The following communities are located in Rutherford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Lebanon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Forest City
- Rutherfordton
- Spindale
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Mt. Lebanon Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Rutherford County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Mt. Lebanon Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #48158
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1008450 (Mount Lebanon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1008450 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Rutherford
- Est. Elev: 325 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sunshine
- Location given for Mount Lebanon Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.4320686 Lon: -81.8412118
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Rutherford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |