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 southeast 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 south.
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 south 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 Monroe County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Monroe County: Belmont, Noble, Washington, Marshall (WV), Tyler (WV) & Wetzel (WV).
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:
- Monroe County (The home county of Lebanon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lebanon, with the one closest to Lebanon listed first.
- Graysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Graysville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Stafford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stafford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Edwina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Edwina is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Plainview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Plainview is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Antioch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Antioch is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Lewisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lewisville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Woodsfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fly is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- Benwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Benwood is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
- Laings
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Laings is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laings
- Mount Carrick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Carrick is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carrick
- Coats
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coats is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Belmont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lebanon, with the one closest to Lebanon listed first.
- Barnesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hunter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hunter is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Armstrongs Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Armstrongs Mills is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrongs Mills
- Captina
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Captina is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captina
- Bethesda
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Centerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Powhatan Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lebanon, with the one closest to Lebanon listed first.
- Pleasant City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Senecaville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Quaker City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Salesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Buffalo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gibson is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Bluebell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bluebell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluebell
- Bluebell has also been known as:
- Opperman
- Cumberland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lore City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Byesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Easton ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Easton is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Claysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Claysville is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lebanon, with the one closest to Lebanon listed first.
- Hackney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hackney is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Reinersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Reinersville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinersville
- Neelysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- Stockport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- McConnelsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Muskingum County
- Museville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Museville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lebanon, with the one closest to Lebanon listed first.
- Harriettsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harriettsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriettsville
- Fulda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fulda is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulda
- Dexter City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dexter City is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
- Ashton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ashton is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Crooked Tree
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Crooked Tree is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Tree
- South Olive
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- South Olive is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Olive
- Summerfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Summerfield is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Dungannon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dungannon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Whigville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Whigville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigville
- Caldwell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sarahsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sarahsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarahsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Sharon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lebanon, with the one closest to Lebanon listed first.
- Dalzell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dalzell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalzell
- Muskingum ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Muskingum is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskingum
- Gasville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gasville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasville
- Steel Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Steel Run is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Run
- Lower Salem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Salem is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Elba
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Elba is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Warner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Warner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner
- Ward ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ward is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Whipple
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Whipple is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple
- Macksburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Deucher
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Deucher is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deucher
- Grandview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grandview is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Marshall County (WV)
- Kent
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kent is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Pleasants County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lebanon, with the one closest to Lebanon listed first.
- Belmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Belmont is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
- Saint Marys
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- DeLong
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- DeLong is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeLong
- Sugar Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Valley is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
- Willow Island
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Willow Island is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Island
- Algeria ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Algeria is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algeria
- Horseneck
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Horseneck is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseneck
- Schultz
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Schultz is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz
- Adlai
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Adlai is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adlai
- Hebron
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Ritchie County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lebanon, with the one closest to Lebanon listed first.
- League
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- League is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for League
- Mountain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ellenboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cornwallis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cornwallis is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwallis
- Pennsboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cairo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Petroleum
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Petroleum is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Stanley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stanley is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Hannahdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hannahdale is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahdale
- Harrisville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Toll Gate
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Toll Gate is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toll Gate
- Tyler County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lebanon, with the one closest to Lebanon listed first.
- Friendly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Friendly is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Sistersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Adonis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Adonis is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adonis
- Paden City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Meadville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Meadville is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Middlebourne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Plum Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Plum Run is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Run
- Sandusky
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sandusky is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- McKim
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- McKim is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKim
- Iuka
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Iuka is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Blue
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blue is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
- Big Moses
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Big Moses is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Moses
- Wetzel County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lebanon, with the one closest to Lebanon listed first.
- New Martinsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Minnie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Minnie is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
- Proctor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Childs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Childs is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Marion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Marion is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Bebee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bebee is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bebee
- Wood County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lebanon, with the one closest to Lebanon listed first.
- Williamstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Boaz
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Boaz is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- Parkers Towne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Parkers Towne is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Towne
- Valley Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Mills is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
- North Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- North Hills is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
- Dallison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dallison is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallison
- Vienna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Parkersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kanawha
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Kanawha is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
- Blennerhassett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
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.
- Masterton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Liberty Twp. Christian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Liberty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dalzell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- McVay Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Creighton Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Harriettsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (671 more) ...
- Paw Paw Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Merrell Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Road Fork Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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>
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.
- Quarry ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Quarry is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry
- Marr
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Marr is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marr
- Dalzell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dalzell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalzell
- Harriettsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harriettsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriettsville
- Muskingum ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Muskingum is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskingum
- Sycamore Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sycamore Valley is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Valley
- Wingett Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wingett Run is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingett Run
- Way
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Way is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Way
- Sprague
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sprague is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
- Elk
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Elk is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
- Kilmer
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kilmer is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmer
- Gasville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gasville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Heslop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Heslop is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heslop
- Hohman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hohman is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hohman
- Rinard Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rinard Mills is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinard Mills
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 43 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 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. 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 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 Lebanon:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belmont County
- Guernsey County
- Morgan County
- Muskingum County
- Noble County
- Washington County
- Marshall County
- Pleasants County
- Ritchie County
- Tyler County
- Wetzel County
- Wood County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
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 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 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'. |