All burials formerly interred in Lebanon Cemetery were removed to Eden Cemetery in Collingdale, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, in 1903.

Because the cemetery no longer exists, memorials should not be added to this listing. Individuals who were originally buried at Lebanon Cemetery should instead be memorialized in the Eden Cemetery (Collingdale) Find A Grave listing, which reflects the site of their final reinterment.

The earliest known burial ground established for Philadelphia's Black community was located in the area historically known as Congo Square. In 1782, a petition was submitted requesting that the burial ground be enclosed with a fence in order to protect the graves. The petition was either denied or never acted upon, and the precise location and extent of this burial ground have largely been lost to history.

Lebanon Cemetery, located at 19th Avenue and Passyunk Avenue, was established in 1849 as one of the principal burial grounds serving Philadelphia's African American community. By the late nineteenth century, the cemetery faced serious difficulties, including grave robbing and severe overcrowding. Conditions deteriorated to such an extent that the site was condemned in 1899. When Eden Cemetery was established in 1903 to provide a new and properly maintained burial ground for African Americans in the region, the remains interred at Lebanon Cemetery were removed and reburied there. Contemporary reports suggest that while some families arranged for the careful relocation of their relatives' remains, many others were transferred with little documentation, resulting in the loss of names, dates, and original grave locations. Accounts from the period describe bones being gathered in boxes and skulls reportedly taken away by local children, illustrating the distressing conditions surrounding the cemetery's closure.

Lebanon Cemetery was also the original burial place for several hundred African American soldiers who served in the United States Colored Troops (USCT) during the Civil War. When Philadelphia National Cemetery was expanded in 1885, the remains of these soldiers were exhumed and reinterred in Section C of the national cemetery, ensuring their commemoration within the federal system of military burial grounds.