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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Glen Mary (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Glen Mary. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Glen Mary is located in Winston County.

To see how the shape of Alabama's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Winston County: Cullman, Franklin, Lawrence, Marion & Walker.

Below are the counties that are near Glen Mary. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Glen Mary:

  • Winston County     (The home county of Glen Mary)
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glen Mary, with the one closest to Glen Mary listed first.
    • Glen Allen
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bazemore
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Gu - Win
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Bluff
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
      • Bluff is located in Fayette County
    • Kirkland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glen Mary, with the one closest to Glen Mary listed first.
    • Phil Campbell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Churntown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Spruce Pine
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Hodges
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hodges have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges
      • Hodges is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hodges <1>
    • Rockwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
      • Rockwood is located in Franklin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rockwood
      • From Glen Mary to Rockwood
    • Russellville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Belgreen
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Vina
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vina have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vina
      • Vina is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
  • Lamar County
    • Beaverton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaverton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverton
      • Beaverton is located in Lamar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaverton <1>
  • Lawrence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glen Mary, with the one closest to Glen Mary listed first.
    • Camp Spring ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Spring
      • Camp Spring is located in Lawrence County
    • Mount Hope
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
      • Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
    • Wren
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wren have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
      • Wren is located in Lawrence County
    • Concord
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Concord. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Concord is located in Lawrence County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Concord
      • From Glen Mary to Concord
    • Muck City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muck City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muck City
      • Muck City is located in Lawrence County
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glen Mary, with the one closest to Glen Mary listed first.
    • Thornhill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thornhill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
      • Thornhill is located in Marion County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Thornhill
      • From Glen Mary to Thornhill
    • Brilliant
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brilliant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
      • Brilliant is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brilliant <1>
    • Rock City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
      • Rock City is located in Marion County
    • Bear Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hackleburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Twin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Yampertown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Stinson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stinson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
      • Stinson is located in Marion County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Stinson
      • From Glen Mary to Stinson
    • Winfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Guin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Pikeville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pikeville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
      • Pikeville is located in Marion County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pikeville
      • From Glen Mary to Pikeville
    • Hamilton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Weston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Weston is located in Marion County
  • Walker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glen Mary, with the one closest to Glen Mary listed first.
    • Nauvoo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Slicklizzard
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Eldridge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Kansas
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Carbon Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Prospect
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Prospect. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
      • Prospect is located in Walker County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Prospect
      • From Glen Mary to Prospect
    • Saragossa
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saragossa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saragossa
      • Saragossa is located in Walker County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Saragossa
      • From Glen Mary to Saragossa
    • Edgil
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edgil. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgil
      • Edgil is located in Walker County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Edgil
      • From Glen Mary to Edgil
    • Gamble
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gamble. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamble
      • Gamble is located in Walker County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gamble
      • From Glen Mary to Gamble
    • Townley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Townley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townley
      • Townley is located in Walker County
    • Camak Mills ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camak Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camak Mills
      • Camak Mills is located in Walker County
    • South Lowell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Marylee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marylee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marylee
      • Marylee is located in Walker County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Marylee
      • From Glen Mary to Marylee

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Glen Mary, see our County-by-County Page for Glen Mary.

Cemeteries Near Glen Mary ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Glen Mary.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Glen Mary covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Glen Mary, with the one closest to Glen Mary listed first.

  • Dodd Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dodd Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dodd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ryefield Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ryefield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ryefield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Poole Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poole Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poole Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cagle Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cagle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cagle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Potts Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Potts Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Potts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Myers Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Myers Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Myers Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Unknown Soldiers Grave
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Unknown Soldiers Grave
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Unknown Soldiers Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Concord Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Concord Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Concord Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Vernon MB Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Vernon MB Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Vernon MB Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (689 more) ...
    • Mt. Zion Baptist Church of Christ Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Baptist Church of Christ Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Baptist Church of Christ Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Hoggle Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoggle Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hoggle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Ayers Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ayers Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ayers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

While we didn't find Glen Mary in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Glen Mary.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Glen Mary, with the one closest to Glen Mary listed first.

  • Natural Bridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Delmar
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Thornhill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thornhill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
    • Thornhill is located in Marion County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Thornhill
    • From Glen Mary to Thornhill
  • Lynn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Haleyville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Gold Mine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Mine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine
    • Gold Mine is located in Marion County
  • Goddard
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goddard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goddard
    • Goddard is located in Marion County
  • Ashbank
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashbank have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashbank
    • Ashbank is located in Winston County
  • Bear Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pebble
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Nauvoo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Double Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Pearce's Mills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearce's Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearce's Mills
      • Pearce's Mills is located in Marion County
    • Texas
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Texas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
      • Texas is located in Marion County
    • Eldridge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Glen Mary. See our List of 1890's Communities around Glen Mary.

Newspapers Published in Glen Mary ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Glen Mary.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Glen Mary, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Glen Mary.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Glen Mary:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Glen Mary. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Glen Mary, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Glen Mary) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Glen Mary. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1233, Longitude: -87.6240    









 

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