Our Genealogy Helper
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 Glenn Valley (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 Glenn Valley. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Glenn Valley is located in Limestone County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Limestone County: Lauderdale, Lawrence, Madison, Morgan, Giles (TN) & Lincoln (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Glenn Valley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Glenn Valley:
- Limestone County (The home county of Glenn Valley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenn Valley, with the one closest to Glenn Valley listed first.
- Athens
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Country Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Country Village is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Tanner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hay's Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Poplar Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Fairmount
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fairmount is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Ripley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ripley is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Lentzville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lentzville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentzville
- Orrville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Orrville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
- Elkmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cairo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cairo is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Harris Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Colbert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenn Valley, with the one closest to Glenn Valley listed first.
- Garner ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Garner is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Ford City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ford City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- Leighton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenn Valley, with the one closest to Glenn Valley listed first.
- Confluence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Confluence is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Dells Vista Shores
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dells Vista Shores is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dells Vista Shores
- Estep ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Estep is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Rogersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
- Former name for Rogersville:
- Rodgersville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <1>
- Anderson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Bethel
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Cedar Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cedar Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Corum ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Corum is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corum
- Elgin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Elgin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Belleview ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Belleview is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Lexington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Comer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Comer is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenn Valley, with the one closest to Glenn Valley listed first.
- Hillsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Courtland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- North Courtland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- North Courtland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Chalybeate Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Red Bank
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Red Bank is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Mountain Home
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Wheeler Dam Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wheeler Dam Village is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Dam Village
- Town Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Oakville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Oakville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Moulton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hatton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hatton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Edmond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Edmond is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenn Valley, with the one closest to Glenn Valley listed first.
- Harvest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Madison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jeff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jeff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Monrovia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Monrovia is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Toney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Madison Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
- Rideout Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rideout Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rideout Village
- Elkwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elkwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
- Triana
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Triana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Slaughter Landing ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Slaughter Landing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Landing
- Slaughter Landing has also been known as:
- Slaughter Ferry
- Chelsea
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Chelsea is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Huntsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenn Valley, with the one closest to Glenn Valley listed first.
- Decatur
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Decatur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
- Former names for Decatur:
- Albany
- New Decatur
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <1>
- Moulton Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Moulton Heights is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton Heights
- Simpson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Trinity
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Austinville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Austinville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Russell Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Russell Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Village
- Flint City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Flint City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
- Burningtree Mountain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
- Priceville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Hartselle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Somerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Giles County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenn Valley, with the one closest to Glenn Valley listed first.
- Prospect
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ardmore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elkmont Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elkmont Springs is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont Springs
- Stella
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Stella is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Dickson Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Dickson Town is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Town
- Elkton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Elkton is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Minor Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Minor Hill is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Wheelerton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wheelerton is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelerton
- Anthony Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Anthony Hill is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Hill
- Green Field
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Green Field is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Field
- Aymett Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Aymett Town is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
- Pisgah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pisgah is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Lawrence County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenn Valley, with the one closest to Glenn Valley listed first.
- Appleton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Fall River
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Liberty Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Grove is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,825 people
- Rascal Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rascal Town is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rascal Town
- Lincoln County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenn Valley, with the one closest to Glenn Valley listed first.
- Cash Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cash Point is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
- Dellrose
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Coldwater
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Coldwater is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Camargo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Camargo is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Molino
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Molino is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Pearl City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pearl City is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Glenn Valley, see our County-by-County Page for Glenn Valley.
Cemeteries Near Glenn Valley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Glenn Valley.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Glenn Valley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Glenn Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Glenn Valley, with the one closest to Glenn Valley listed first.
- Morris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- McKinney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Turner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Burrell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Roselawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Limestone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sunny Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Round Island Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- O'Neal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (1076 more) ...
- Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Valley View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Yarbrough Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Glenn Valley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Glenn Valley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Glenn Valley, with the one closest to Glenn Valley listed first.
- Athens
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Blackburn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Blackburn is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- O'Neal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- O'Neal is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal
- Cartwright
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cartwright is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Hay's Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Poplar Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Ripley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ripley is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Gipsy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gipsy is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gipsy
- Lentzville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lentzville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentzville
- Harris Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Elkmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Decatur Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Decatur Junction is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur Junction
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Greenbrier
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenbrier is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Sand Spring ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Spring is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Spring
- Pettusville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Glenn Valley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Glenn Valley.
Newspapers Published in Glenn Valley ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Glenn Valley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Glenn Valley, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Glenn Valley.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Glenn Valley:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Limestone County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Colbert County
- Lauderdale County
- Lawrence County
- Madison County
- Morgan County
- Giles County
- Lawrence County
- Lincoln County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
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> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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 Glenn Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Glenn Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |