Lebanon, Ohio

Lebanon is a city located in Warren County, Ohio. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 16,962. It is the county seat of Warren County{{GR|6}}. It was named after the Biblical Lebanon because of the many juniper trees there, mistaken for the Lebanon Cedar. It is known today as "The Cedar City". The name is pronounced LEB-nuhn.

References

• Elva R. Adams. Warren County Revisited. : Warren County Historical Society, 1989.
• The Centennial Atlas of Warren County, Ohio. Lebanon, Ohio: The Centennial Atlas Association, 1903.
• John W. Hauck. Narrow Gauge in Ohio. Boulder, Colorado: Pruett Publishing, 1986. ISBN 0871086298
• Josiah Morrow. The History of Warren County, Ohio. Chicago: W.H. Beers, 1883. (Reprinted several times)
• Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. 6th ed. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme, 2001. ISBN 0899332811
• William E. Smith. History of Southwestern Ohio: The Miami Valleys. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing, 1964. 3 vols.
• Warren County Engineer's Office. Official Highway Map 2003. Lebanon, Ohio: The Office, 2003.