West Lebanon, Pennsylvania
Encyclopedia
West Lebanon is an unincorporated community
, founded in 1839, in northern Young Township
, Indiana County
, Pennsylvania
, United States
. Its altitude is 1,309 feet (399 m). Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office
, with the ZIP code
of 15783.
Old State Rt. 56 passes through West Lebanon. West Lebanon is situated between Elder's Ridge and Shelocta.
West Lebanon was formerly an independent school district. It then merged with the Elder's Ridge school district, which then merged to form the Apollo-Ridge school district. West Lebanon remains in the Apollo-Ridge school district today.
West Lebanon is surrounded by towns such as Iselin, McIntire, Harttown, and Whiskey Run, all of which were founded as coal mining towns. Whiskey Run, now a ghost town, is especially famous for its many unsolved murders in the early 20th century.
West Lebanon has its own baseball
team, which plays at Bertolino Park. The team has won the most championships in the ICL, recently winning 11 championships in a row.
West Lebanon also has a historic cemetery
, with graves dating back to the early 19th century.
West Lebanon contains two churches and a fire station. Many methane wells are beginning operation in the West Lebanon, as well as in the surrounding area.
Here is a Beer's Atlas map of historic West Lebanon. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~paicgs/townships/westlebanon.jpg
Here is a pamphlet that was given out to residents at West Lebanon's centennial: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~treasures/pa/indiana/young/wlebanon/
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
, founded in 1839, in northern Young Township
Young Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania
Young Township is a township in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,744 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 34.8 square miles , of which, 34.8 square miles of it is land and 0.03%...
, Indiana County
Indiana County, Pennsylvania
-Government and politics:As of November 2008, there are 58,077 registered voters in Indiana County .* Democratic: 26,653 * Republican: 24,159 * Other Parties: 7,265 -County commissioners:*Rodney Ruddock, Chairman, Republican...
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, United States
United States
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. Its altitude is 1,309 feet (399 m). Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
, with the ZIP code
ZIP Code
ZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, is properly written in capital letters and was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
of 15783.
Old State Rt. 56 passes through West Lebanon. West Lebanon is situated between Elder's Ridge and Shelocta.
West Lebanon was formerly an independent school district. It then merged with the Elder's Ridge school district, which then merged to form the Apollo-Ridge school district. West Lebanon remains in the Apollo-Ridge school district today.
West Lebanon is surrounded by towns such as Iselin, McIntire, Harttown, and Whiskey Run, all of which were founded as coal mining towns. Whiskey Run, now a ghost town, is especially famous for its many unsolved murders in the early 20th century.
West Lebanon has its own baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
team, which plays at Bertolino Park. The team has won the most championships in the ICL, recently winning 11 championships in a row.
West Lebanon also has a historic cemetery
Cemetery
A cemetery is a place in which dead bodies and cremated remains are buried. The term "cemetery" implies that the land is specifically designated as a burying ground. Cemeteries in the Western world are where the final ceremonies of death are observed...
, with graves dating back to the early 19th century.
West Lebanon contains two churches and a fire station. Many methane wells are beginning operation in the West Lebanon, as well as in the surrounding area.
Here is a Beer's Atlas map of historic West Lebanon. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~paicgs/townships/westlebanon.jpg
Here is a pamphlet that was given out to residents at West Lebanon's centennial: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~treasures/pa/indiana/young/wlebanon/