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Welcome to Lebanon Church ...

Lebanon Church is located in Shenandoah County<1>.


The location of Lebanon Church has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Lebanon Church, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1859.

Lebanon Church is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Lebanon Church lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Lebanon Church is within the boundaries of the (540) area code.

Communities Also Named Lebanon Church ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Lebanon Church - it's located in Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lebanon Church.

Communities near Lebanon Church ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lebanon Church.

  • Petersburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
    • Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
  • Winchester
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Front Royal
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Strasburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
    • Strasburg is located in Shenandoah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,716 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strasburg <4>
  • Woodstock
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
    • Woodstock is located in Shenandoah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,293 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock <4>
  • Stephens City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stephens City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens City
    • Stephens City is located in Frederick County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,106 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stephens City <4>
  • Middletown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
    • Middletown is located in Frederick County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <4>
  • Edinburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Boyce
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Capon Bridge
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Capon Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capon Bridge
    • Capon Bridge is located in Hampshire County (WV)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capon Bridge <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Lebanon Church. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lebanon Church.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lebanon Church. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lebanon Church.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lebanon Church. See our Newspapers Page for Lebanon Church.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lebanon Church ...

Looking for more information about Lebanon Church? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Lebanon Church, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lebanon Church.

Adding Lebanon Church to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lebanon Church in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Lebanon Church was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Lebanon Church post office opened in 1859.

We also found Lebanon Church in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lebanon Church.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lebanon Church. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Shenandoah County: www.co.shenandoah.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Shenandoah, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lebanon Church - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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