Welcome to Glencoe ...

So far, we found very little information about Glencoe. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Glencoe to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Glencoe, please Contact Us.

Glencoe would have been located within present day Dodge County<2>.

The location of Glencoe has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Glencoe, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Glencoe is 1,430 feet [436 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Glencoe was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Glencoe would have been located in the (402) and (531)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Glencoe ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 37 communities that are also named Glencoe - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Mexico, North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Nova Scotia (3), Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Glencoe.

Communities near Glencoe ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Glencoe.

• Schuyler
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuyler
  • Schuyler is located in Colfax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,220 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schuyler <6>
• West Point
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
  • West Point is located in Cuming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,237 people
  • West Point has also been known as:
  • Westpoint
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <6>
• North Bend
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
  • North Bend is located in Dodge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Bend <6>
• Hooper
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hooper have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper
  • Hooper is located in Dodge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 828 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hooper <6>
• Scribner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner
  • Scribner is located in Dodge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 783 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scribner <6>
• Beemer
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beemer
  • Beemer is located in Cuming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 656 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beemer <6>
• Clarkson
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarkson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
  • Clarkson is located in Colfax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 630 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkson <6>
• Dodge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
  • Dodge is located in Dodge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodge <6>
• Howells
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howells have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howells
  • Howells is located in Colfax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howells <6>
• Snyder
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snyder have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
  • Snyder is located in Dodge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snyder <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Glencoe. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Glencoe.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Glencoe. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Glencoe.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Glencoe. See our Newspapers Page for Glencoe.

Adding Glencoe to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Glencoe in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Glencoe was on a map titled Map of Nebraska (from Rand McNally, 1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Glencoe.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Dodge County: www.dodgecounty.ne.gov/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/