New Lebanon, Missouri

New Lebanon Cemetery

New Lebanon is an unincorporated community in Cooper County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is on Missouri Route A between Otterville seven miles to the south and Pilot Grove seven miles to the north. The Lamine River flows past about two miles west of the community.[2]

History

A post office called New Lebanon was established in 1887, and remained in operation until 1906.[3] The community took its name from the local New Lebanon Church.[4]

New Lebanon Cumberland Presbyterian Church and School and New Lebanon Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[5]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Lebanon, Missouri
  2. ^ Pilot Grove South, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1953 (1979 rev.)
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  4. ^ "Cooper County Place Names, 1928–1945 (see entry under "Lebanon")". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

38°45′50″N 92°56′22″W / 38.76389°N 92.93944°W / 38.76389; -92.93944


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