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 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 Wayne 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 Wayne County: Ashland, Holmes, Medina, Stark, Summit & Tuscarawas.
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:
- Wayne 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.
- Mount Eaton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dalton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Burton City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Burton City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton City
- Apple Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- East Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Union is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Orrville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fredericksburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Marshallville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Weilersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Weilersville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weilersville
- Smithville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Boys Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Boys Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Village
- Moreland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Moreland is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Wooster
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ashland County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Lebanon, with the one closest to West Lebanon listed first.
- Rowsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rowsburg is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowsburg
- Redhaw
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Redhaw is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhaw
- Jeromesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Loudonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- McKay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- McKay is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Lebanon, with the one closest to West Lebanon listed first.
- Malvern
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Atwood Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Atwood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood Village
- Valleyview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Valleyview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- Dellroy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Queensboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Queensboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensboro
- Sherrodsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Harrisburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Pekin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Leavittsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Leavittsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavittsville
- Hibbetts
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- Leesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leesville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Lebanon, with the one closest to West Lebanon listed first.
- New Bedford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Chili
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Chili is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- Layland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Layland is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layland
- Fresno
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fresno is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresno
- Metham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Metham is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metham
- Canal Lewisville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Canal Lewisville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lewisville
- White Womans Town ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- White Womans Town is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Womans Town
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Lebanon, with the one closest to West Lebanon listed first.
- Mount Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Benton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Benton is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Berlin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Holmesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Charm
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Farmerstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Farmerstown is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerstown
- Millersburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Killbuck
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Miley Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Miley Crossroads is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miley Crossroads
- Nashville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Nashville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Glenmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stillwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stillwell is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Lebanon, with the one closest to West Lebanon listed first.
- Acme
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Acme is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Wadsworth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Seville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- River Styx
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- River Styx is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Styx
- Westfield Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Westfield Center is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,188 people
- Poe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Poe is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
- Sharon Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Friendsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Friendsville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
- Gloria Glens Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gloria Glens Park is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloria Glens Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Briarwood Beach ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Briarwood Beach is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- Chippewa Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chippewa Lake is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
- Former name for Chippewa Lake:
- Chippewa-on-the-Lake
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chippewa Lake <1>
- Lodi
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Youngs Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Youngs Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Corners
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Lebanon, with the one closest to West Lebanon listed first.
- Mishler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mishler is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishler
- Suffield Station
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Suffield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Station
- Brimfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Lebanon, with the one closest to West Lebanon listed first.
- Brewster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Justus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Justus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justus
- East Greenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Greenville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenville
- Wilmot
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Beach City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Navarre Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Navarre Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarre Village
- Mayflower Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mayflower Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Village
- Rolling Hills Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sippo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sippo is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sippo
- West Brookfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Brookfield is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
- Westarado
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Westarado is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westarado
- Navarre
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North Lawrence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Lebanon, with the one closest to West Lebanon listed first.
- Clinton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Comet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Comet is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- New Franklin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- New Franklin is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,101 people
- Greensburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greensburg is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Green
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Portage Lakes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Portage Lakes is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Lakes
- Barberton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Norton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Myersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Myersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
- Lakemore
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lakemore is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
- East Akron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- East Akron is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Akron
- North Springfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- North Springfield is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springfield
- Thomastown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Thomastown is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Lebanon, with the one closest to West Lebanon listed first.
- Dundee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Strasburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barrs Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Barrs Mills is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrs Mills
- Bolivar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shanesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Shanesville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanesville
- Sugarcreek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Parral
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Parral is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Zoar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Village is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Dover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Zoarville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Zoarville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoarville
- Mineral City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Baltic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
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.
- West Lebanon Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sugar Creek Twp. Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Westlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Eaton Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- McFarren Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Stanwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sonnenberg Mennonite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hershberger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hershberger Cemetery
- The Hershberger Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jacob E. Yoder Farm Cemetery
- Yoder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoder Cemetery
- The Yoder Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hostetler Cemetery
- Roy A. Miller Cemetery
- Stephen Keim Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (685 more) ...
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Cemetery
- The Greenlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Green Lawn Cemetery
- Welty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welty Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Welty Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Beach City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44006 <2>
- Reed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that West Lebanon had a population of 163 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Lebanon, with the one closest to West Lebanon listed first.
- Mount Eaton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Elton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Elton is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
- Justus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Justus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justus
- Dalton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wilmot
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pigeon Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pigeon Run is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Run
- East Greenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Greenville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenville
- Summit ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Summit is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Beach City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- McQuaid ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- McQuaid is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQuaid
- Winesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Brookfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Brookfield is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sippo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sippo is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sippo
- Burton City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Burton City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton City
- Navarre
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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 32 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 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. 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 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 West Lebanon:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Carroll County
- Coshocton County
- Holmes County
- Medina County
- Portage County
- Stark County
- Summit County
- Tuscarawas 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- West Lebanon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 West Lebanon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |