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 Fairfield County.
To see how the shape of South Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fairfield County: Chester, Kershaw, Lancaster, Newberry, Richland & Union.
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:
- Fairfield County (The home county of Lebanon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lebanon, with the one closest to Lebanon listed first.
- Adger
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Adger is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adger
- White Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Monticello
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Monticello is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Winnsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Winnsboro Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Winnsboro Mills is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro Mills
- Woodward
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Woodward is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward
- Rion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jenkinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blair
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rock Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rock Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Ridgeway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mitford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mitford is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitford
- Smallwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Smallwood is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lebanon, with the one closest to Lebanon listed first.
- Blackstock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cornwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cornwell is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwell
- Chester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Gayle Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Gayle Mill is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayle Mill
- Great Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eureka Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Eureka Mill is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Mill
- Richburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Lawn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lowrys
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lowrys is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Lando
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Smith
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Smith is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Edgemoor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cabal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cabal is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabal
- Kershaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lebanon, with the one closest to Lebanon listed first.
- Liberty Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Elgin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lebanon, with the one closest to Lebanon listed first.
- Bell Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bell Town is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Irwin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Irwin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Lexington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lebanon, with the one closest to Lebanon listed first.
- Chapin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Irmo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Irmo is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irmo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,734 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irmo <1>
- Seven Oaks
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ella
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ella is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
- Lexington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- West Columbia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lake Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Village is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Arthur
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Arthur is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Oak Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Newberry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lebanon, with the one closest to Lebanon listed first.
- Glymphville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Glymphville is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymphville
- Peak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pomaria
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sondleys ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sondleys is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sondleys
- Little Mountain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Slighs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Slighs is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
- Union
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Union is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Prosperity
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Whitmire
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Newberry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Stoney Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stoney Hill is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Hill
- Helena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Helena is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Smyrna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lebanon, with the one closest to Lebanon listed first.
- Cedar Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cedar Creek is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- White Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Blythewood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ballentine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Dutch Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dutch Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Village
- Lake Murray of Richland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Saint Andrews
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Saint Andrews is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
- Belmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dentsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arcadia Lakes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arcadia Lakes is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
- Brickyard Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brickyard Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Village
- Woodfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woodfield is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfield
- Columbia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lebanon, with the one closest to Lebanon listed first.
- Tuckertown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tuckertown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown
- Carlisle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sartor Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sartor Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartor Town
- Delta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Delta is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Red Town ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Red Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Town
- Meador ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Meador is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Lockhart
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
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.
- Lebanon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Turner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gladney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Old Stone Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jonathan Harrison Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Milling Crossroad Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Monticello Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Yarborough Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (294 more) ...
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- White Oak Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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 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.
- Adger
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Adger is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adger
- Monticello
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Monticello is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- White Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Winnsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rockton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rockton is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Woodward
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Woodward is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward
- Dawkins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dawkins is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawkins
- Jenkinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blackstock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Feasterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Feasterville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feasterville
- Blair
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Strother
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Strother is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strother
- Walton ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walton is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
- Simpson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Simpson is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
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 39 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 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. 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 like to start 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:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Fairfield County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chester County
- Kershaw County
- Lancaster County
- Lexington County
- Newberry County
- Richland County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South Carolina
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 '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) 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 Lebanon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |