New Lebanon, Missouri

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]

New Lebanon Cemetery

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 22 September 2016.
  4. "Cooper County Place Names, 1928–1945 (see entry under "Lebanon")". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.


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