Town file
Lebanon, Maine
Lebanon, Maine (York County, Maine) is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 567, "Til Murder Do Us Part" (30 January 2025). Deborah Smarella, known as Debbie, was born in 1963 and grew up mostly in Kittery, Maine, moving around the state with her mother and stepfather.
- Town
- Lebanon
- County
- York County
- State
- Maine
- Country
- USA
- Episodes
- 567
- Approximate location
- 43.400, -70.913
Episode 567 / 30 January 2025 / 172 min / full
Til Murder Do Us Part
"It is called Lebanon, Maine, just like the Middle Eastern place; this is far west Maine, the westernmost town in Maine, in York County, area code 207." about 0:04:44
The case: Murder of Donald Wood Jr. and Christopher Brouillard (March 1999). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2025
- Population
- 6,437
- Median age
- 39
- Median household income
- $92,117 a year
- Median home value
- $313,600
- Two-bedroom rent
- $1,690
- Cost of living
- $110,000
- Religious
- 30%
- Property crime
- ▼ about one third below
- Violent crime
- ▼ about two thirds below
History, in brief
- The area was first granted for a town in 1733 by the General Court of Massachusetts Bay as the township at the head of the Berwick. about 0:05:19
- A charter was given to about 60 families, but no one came for about 10 years. about 0:05:36
- The first meeting house was built in 1753. about 0:05:47
- It was incorporated as Lebanon in 1767 and was Maine's 23rd town. about 0:05:53
- Farming was good, with level ground and extensive pine plains to the north-west; the chief crop was hay. about 0:06:13
- The Salmon River Falls and the Little River were water power sites for mills; Lebanon had four sawmills, three gristmills, a shingle mill, a wool carding mill and a tannery. about 0:06:29
The reviews read out
5 stars
"Loves the town she lives in; all it has is a Dunkin' Donuts and a local pizza shop; the high school takes kids from Lebanon, Berwick and North Berwick."about 0:07:00
4 stars
"A quiet and cute town where everything is far apart, but busy towns are nearby for movies and shopping; there are lakes to cool off in and ice cream shops, and a new Dunkin' Donuts and a shop being built next to it."about 0:07:43
2 stars
"There are limited resources: no grocery store, pharmacy, restaurants or coffee shops; the roads are poorly maintained and there are no sidewalks, with little entertainment or shopping; the houses are not extremely close together."about 0:08:32
Nearest Small Town Murder towns
- Sanford, Maine8.0 miles
- Dover, New Hampshire15 miles
- Kittery, Maine23 miles
- Deerfield, New Hampshire25 miles
- Epping, New Hampshire27 miles
- Belmont, New Hampshire29 miles
Everything here is as told in the episode, on the date it went out; figures and places may have changed since. Endings are covered: open an episode and use the spoiler switch to read them.