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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 South 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 South 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 South 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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for South Lebanon: S. Lebanon

You might be interested in other communities that are also named South Lebanon. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for South 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

South Lebanon is located in Linn County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Linn County: Benton, Deschutes, Jefferson, Lane, Marion & Polk.

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

  • Linn County     (The home county of South Lebanon)
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Lebanon, with the one closest to South Lebanon listed first.
    • Lebanon
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Sodaville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Sodaville is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodaville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
    • Waterloo
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Waterloo is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
    • Irvinville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Irvinville is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvinville
    • Crabtree
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Brownsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lacomb
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Lacomb is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacomb
    • Boston ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Boston is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
      • Boston has also been known as:
      • Boston Mills
    • Crawfordsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Shedd
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Tangent
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Albany
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Benton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Lebanon, with the one closest to South Lebanon listed first.
    • North Albany
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • North Albany is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Albany
    • Lewisburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Lewisburg is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
    • Corvallis
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jennyopolis ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jennyopolis is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennyopolis
    • Adair Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Adair Village is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
    • Wellsdale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Wellsdale is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsdale
    • Bellfountain Junction
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Philomath
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Monroe
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Flynn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Flynn is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn
    • Wren
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Wren is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
    • Kings Valley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lane County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Lebanon, with the one closest to South Lebanon listed first.
    • Mabel
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Mabel is located in Lane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
    • Marcola
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Junction City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Coburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Cheshire
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Leaburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Vida
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • North Springfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • North Springfield is located in Lane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springfield
    • Santa Clara
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Santa Clara is located in Lane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clara
    • Walterville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Lebanon, with the one closest to South Lebanon listed first.
    • Jefferson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Santiam City ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Santiam City is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiam City
    • Marion
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • West Stayton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Stayton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Sublimity
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Aumsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Turner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Mehama
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Macleay
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Macleay is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macleay
    • Silver Falls City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Silver Falls City is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Falls City
    • Four Corners
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Four Corners is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Lebanon, with the one closest to South Lebanon listed first.
    • Buena Vista
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Buena Vista is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
    • Airlie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Airlie is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
    • Independence
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Monmouth
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lewisville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Lewisville is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville

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

Cemeteries Near South Lebanon ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South 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 South Lebanon - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Dodge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Masonic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Klum Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • James Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Claypool Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sand Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sand Ridge Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the west of Lebanon.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39401 <3>
  • Linn Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bellinger Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Bunker Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Butte Baptist Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (149 more) ...
    • Brownsville Pioneer Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Berlin Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Fairview Mennonite Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 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.<4>

While we didn't find South Lebanon in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of South Lebanon.

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

  • Lebanon
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Sodaville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Sodaville is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodaville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
  • Waterloo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Waterloo is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
  • Irvinville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Irvinville is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvinville
  • Plainview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Plainview is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
  • Spicer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Spicer is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicer
  • Tallman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Tallman is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallman
  • Brownsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Crabtree
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Fry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Fry is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
  • Lacomb
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lacomb is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacomb
  • Shedd
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Crawfordsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Tangent
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Albany
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in South 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 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Lebanon.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Lebanon, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South 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 South Lebanon:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- South Lebanon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<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 South Lebanon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.