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 West 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 West 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.
Name Variations for West Lebanon ...
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 West Lebanon: W. Lebanon
You might be interested in other communities that are also named West Lebanon. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Lebanon.
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 and hospitals 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.
West Lebanon 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 West Lebanon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Lebanon:
- Columbia County (The home county of West Lebanon)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Lebanon, with the one closest to West Lebanon listed first.
- New Britain ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Britain is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Britain
- Canaan
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Riders Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Riders Mills is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riders Mills
- Canaan Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Canaan Center is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Center
- New Concord
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Concord is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Concord
- Chatham Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chatham Center is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Center
- Rock City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rock City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- North Chatham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- North Chatham is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chatham
- Red Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Red Rock is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Chatham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Moorhouse Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Moorhouse Corner is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhouse Corner
- Niverville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Lebanon, with the one closest to West Lebanon listed first.
- Coeymans
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Glenmont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ravena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Selkirk
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem Center is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Center
- Beckers Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Beckers Corners is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckers Corners
- Albany
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Menands
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Normansville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Normansville is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normansville
- Aquetuck
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Aquetuck is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquetuck
- South Bethlehem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- South Bethlehem is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bethlehem
- Delmar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Lebanon, with the one closest to West Lebanon listed first.
- Coxsackie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Medway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Medway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
- Athens
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Surprise
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Catskill
(27 miles [43.5 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson Heights is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Heights
- Leeds
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gayhead
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Gayhead is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayhead
- South Cairo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Cairo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cairo
- Greenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cairo Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cairo Junction is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
- Cairo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rensselaer County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Lebanon, with the one closest to West Lebanon listed first.
- Brainard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- East Nassau
(3 miles [4.8 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
- Wyomanock
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wyomanock is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyomanock
- Hoag Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hoag Corners is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoag Corners
- West Stephentown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Stephentown is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Stephentown
- Stephentown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nassau
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- East Schodack
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sliters
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sliters is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sliters
- Sand Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Averill Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Schodack Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Schodack Center is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schodack Center
- Saratoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Lebanon, with the one closest to West Lebanon listed first.
- Waterford
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Halfmoon Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Halfmoon Beach is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfmoon Beach
- Halfmoon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanicville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Clifton Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Groom Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Groom Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groom Corners
- Schenectady County
- Niskayuna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Berkshire County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Lebanon, with the one closest to West Lebanon listed first.
- Shaker Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shaker Village is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Hancock
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Richmond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,410 people
- Stevens Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stevens Corner is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Corner
- Pittsfield
(11 miles [17.7 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
- West Stockbridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Stockbridge is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Stockbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,250 people
- Lanesborough
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Lenox
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Coltsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Coltsville is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coltsville
- Berkshire
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Berkshire is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Farnams
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Farnams is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnams
- Lenox Station
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lenox Station is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox Station
- Franklin County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Lebanon, with the one closest to West Lebanon listed first.
- West Hawley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- West Hawley is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hawley
- Monroe
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Hawley
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Hampden County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Lebanon, with the one closest to West Lebanon listed first.
- Chester
(28 miles [45.1 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- North Chester is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chester
- Chester Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chester Center is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Center
- Hampshire County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Lebanon, with the one closest to West Lebanon listed first.
- Middlefield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Middlefield is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Worthington Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Worthington Corners is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington Corners
- Worthington
(27 miles [43.5 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
(28 miles [45.1 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
(29 miles [46.7 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
- West Chesterfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- West Chesterfield is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chesterfield
- Bennington County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Lebanon, with the one closest to West Lebanon listed first.
- Pownal Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pownal Center is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal Center
- Pownal
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pownal is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,386 people
- Stamford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stamford
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Bennington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,897 people
- Bennington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Old Bennington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Old Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Lebanon, see our County-by-County Page for West Lebanon.
Cemeteries Near West Lebanon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West 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 West Lebanon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Lebanon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Lebanon, with the one closest to West Lebanon listed first.
- Gilbert Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cornwall - Tilden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cemetery of the Evergreens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Maples Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Larkin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Presbyterian Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Garfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Canaan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Joseph's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (383 more) ...
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lovejoy - Beebe Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that West Lebanon had a population of 138 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Lebanon, with the one closest to West Lebanon listed first.
- New Lebanon Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Lebanon Center is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon Center
- Brainard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rayville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rayville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayville
- New Lebanon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Nassau
(3 miles [4.8 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
- Lebanon Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lebanon Springs is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Springs
- Old Chatham
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Canaan
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hoag Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hoag Corners is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoag Corners
- Garfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Garfield is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Riders Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Riders Mills is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riders Mills
- Malden Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- East Chatham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Chatham is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Chatham
- New Concord
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Concord is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Concord
- Canaan Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Canaan Center is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Center
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Lebanon. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Lebanon.
Newspapers Published in West 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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Lebanon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Lebanon, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Lebanon.
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 professional and volunteer 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 West Lebanon:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Columbia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Greene County
- Rensselaer County
- Saratoga County
- Schenectady County
- Berkshire County
- Franklin County
- Hampden County
- Hampshire County
- Bennington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
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> | 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 West Lebanon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- West Lebanon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |