Lebanon

History

Lebanon was platted in 1887 when the Burlington & Missouri River Railroad was extended to that point. Its name commemorates the Cedars of Lebanon. In April 1955 Charles Harris, a delegate chosen by the Mayor of Lebanon, was part of a delegation of forty mayors of American cities called "Lebanon" which was invited to the Middle East by the government of the country Lebanon. The mayor of Lebanon in 1955 was Chester Keith, who couldn't go due to his age. When visiting Jerusalem, then partitioned between Israel and Jordan, Harris accidentally crossed the border and was shot to death by a Jordanian soldier. At the time, his death sparked a major international incident, with the UN launching an investigation, Israel and Jordan each putting the blame on the other.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  11
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  8
• Western Meadowlark

  Sturnella neglecta Audubon, 1844 · Aves
  8
• Ring-necked Pheasant

  Phasianus colchicus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  7
• Eurasian Collared-Dove

  Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
  6
• Red-bellied Woodpecker

  Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  5
• Red-headed Woodpecker

  Melanerpes erythrocephalus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  5
• Hen Harrier

  Circus cyaneus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  5

Most recent

• M 2.5 — 2025-08-05
  3 km NE of Bogue, Kansas
• M 2.7 — 2025-07-11
  2 km E of Hill City, Kansas
• M 2.6 — 2025-07-11
  6 km SE of Hill City, Kansas
• M 2.7 — 2025-07-10
  11 km NW of Stockton, Kansas
• M 2.7 — 2025-07-05
  17 km NNE of Collyer, Kansas
• M 2.5 — 2025-07-05
  7 km S of Hill City, Kansas