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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 Lebanon Springs (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 Springs. 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.

Name Variations for Lebanon Springs ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Lebanon Springs: Lebanon Spgs. (or less commonly used: Lebanon Spngs. or Lebanon Sprngs.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 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 Springs is located in Columbia County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Columbia County: Litchfield (CT), Berkshire (MA), Albany, Dutchess, Greene, Rensselaer & Ulster.

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

  • Columbia County     (The home county of Lebanon Springs)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lebanon Springs, with the one closest to Lebanon Springs listed first.
    • Canaan
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • New Britain ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • New Britain is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Britain
    • Canaan Center
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Canaan Center is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Center
    • New Concord
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • New Concord is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Concord
    • Riders Mills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Riders Mills is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riders Mills
    • Red Rock
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Red Rock is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
    • Rock City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Rock City is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
    • Austerlitz
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Chatham Center
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Chatham Center is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Center
    • North Chatham
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • North Chatham is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chatham
    • Chatham
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Moorhouse Corner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Moorhouse Corner is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhouse Corner
  • Albany County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lebanon Springs, with the one closest to Lebanon Springs listed first.
    • Glenmont
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Coeymans
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Selkirk
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Beckers Corners
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Beckers Corners is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckers Corners
    • Bethlehem Center
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Bethlehem Center is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Center
    • Ravena
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Albany
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Menands
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Normansville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Normansville is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normansville
    • Aquetuck
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Aquetuck is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquetuck
    • Green Island
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Loudonville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lebanon Springs, with the one closest to Lebanon Springs listed first.
    • Coxsackie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Athens
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Medway
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Medway is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
    • Surprise
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Catskill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Catskill is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catskill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
    • Jefferson Heights
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jefferson Heights is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Heights
    • Leeds
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Rensselaer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lebanon Springs, with the one closest to Lebanon Springs listed first.
    • Wyomanock
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Wyomanock is located in Rensselaer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyomanock
    • Stephentown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Brainard
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • East Nassau
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • East Nassau is located in Rensselaer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nassau
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
    • Hoag Corners
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Hoag Corners is located in Rensselaer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoag Corners
    • West Stephentown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • West Stephentown is located in Rensselaer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Stephentown
    • Center Berlin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Center Berlin is located in Rensselaer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Berlin
    • Nassau
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Nassau is located in Rensselaer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nassau
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nassau <1>
    • Sand Lake
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Averill Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • East Schodack
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Sliters
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Sliters is located in Rensselaer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sliters
  • Saratoga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lebanon Springs, with the one closest to Lebanon Springs listed first.
    • Waterford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Halfmoon Beach
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Halfmoon Beach is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfmoon Beach
    • Halfmoon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Litchfield County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lebanon Springs, with the one closest to Lebanon Springs listed first.
    • Clayton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Clayton is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
    • Taconic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Wangum Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Wangum Village is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wangum Village
  • Berkshire County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lebanon Springs, with the one closest to Lebanon Springs listed first.
    • Shaker Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Shaker Village is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
    • Hancock
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Hancock is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 695 people
    • Stevens Corner
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Stevens Corner is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Corner
    • Pittsfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Pittsfield is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,834 people
    • Richmond
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Richmond is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,410 people
    • Coltsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Coltsville is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coltsville
    • Lanesborough
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Lanesborough is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesborough
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,925 people
    • Berkshire
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Berkshire is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
    • West Stockbridge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • West Stockbridge is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Stockbridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,250 people
    • Lenox
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Lenox is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,933 people
    • Dalton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Dalton is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,479 people
    • Farnams
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Farnams is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnams
  • Franklin County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lebanon Springs, with the one closest to Lebanon Springs listed first.
    • West Hawley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • West Hawley is located in Franklin County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hawley
    • Hawley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Hawley is located in Franklin County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
    • Monroe
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Monroe is located in Franklin County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
    • Charlemont
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Charlemont is located in Franklin County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlemont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
    • Monroe Bridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Monroe Bridge is located in Franklin County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Bridge
    • Rowe
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Rowe is located in Franklin County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 389 people
    • Ashfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Ashfield is located in Franklin County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,720 people
    • Buckland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Buckland is located in Franklin County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,851 people
    • South Ashfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • South Ashfield is located in Franklin County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ashfield
    • Dell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Dell is located in Franklin County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
  • Hampden County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lebanon Springs, with the one closest to Lebanon Springs listed first.
    • Chester
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Chester is located in Hampden County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,365 people
    • North Chester
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • North Chester is located in Hampden County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chester
    • Chester Center
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Chester Center is located in Hampden County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Center
    • North Blandford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • North Blandford is located in Hampden County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Blandford
    • Blandford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Blandford is located in Hampden County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
  • Hampshire County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lebanon Springs, with the one closest to Lebanon Springs listed first.
    • Middlefield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Middlefield is located in Hampshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
    • Worthington Corners
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Worthington Corners is located in Hampshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington Corners
    • Worthington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Worthington is located in Hampshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,176 people
    • Plainfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Plainfield is located in Hampshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
    • Cummington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Cummington is located in Hampshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 873 people
    • Swift River
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Swift River is located in Hampshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift River
    • West Chesterfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • West Chesterfield is located in Hampshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chesterfield
    • Chesterfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Chesterfield is located in Hampshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,250 people
    • Goshen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Goshen is located in Hampshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
    • Huntington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Huntington is located in Hampshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,159 people
  • Bennington County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lebanon Springs, with the one closest to Lebanon Springs listed first.
    • Pownal Center
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Pownal Center is located in Bennington County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal Center
    • Pownal
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Pownal is located in Bennington County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,386 people
    • Stamford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Stamford is located in Bennington County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
    • Stamford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Bennington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,897 people
    • Bennington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Old Bennington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Old Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bennington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
    • Readsboro
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Readsboro is located in Bennington County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readsboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
    • Readsboro
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Lebanon Springs ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lebanon Springs.

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 Springs - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Lebanon Springs had a population of 524 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • New Lebanon
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • New Lebanon Center
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • New Lebanon Center is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon Center
  • Shaker Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Shaker Village is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
  • West Pittsfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • West Pittsfield is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pittsfield
  • West Lebanon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • West Lebanon is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
  • Garfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Garfield is located in Rensselaer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
  • Canaan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hancock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hancock is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 695 people
  • Stephentown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Stephentown Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Stephentown Center is located in Rensselaer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephentown Center
  • Pittsfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Pittsfield is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,834 people
  • Pontoosuc
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Pontoosuc is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoosuc
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Brainard
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Canaan Center
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Canaan Center is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Center
    • Flatbrook
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Flatbrook is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatbrook

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

Newspapers Published in Lebanon Springs ...

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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lebanon Springs.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lebanon Springs, 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 Springs.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Lebanon Springs:

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lebanon Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.

When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.

<5>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Pittsfield (MA) and Richmond (MA). The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
<6>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 Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.