Names of locations change as settlement increases. This location was Albany county, NY from 1683 to 1722; then Kings District, Albany Co. from 1722 to 1786; then Kings District, Columbia County, NY from 1786 to 1788; then Canaan, Columbia, NY from 1788 to 1818; then New Lebanon, Columbia, NY from 1818 to ? The "New Lebanon" of 1818 has now become four communities from East to West: Lebanon Springs, New Lebanon, New Lebanon Center, which have ZIP 12125, and more distant West Lebanon having a different ZIP 12195. When did West Lebanon arise as a separate hamlet of New Lebanon?--Submitted by Larry Campbell