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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 Glass (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 Glass. 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 and hospitals 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.

Glass is located in Jackson County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jackson County: Geneva (AL), Houston (AL), Bay, Calhoun, Gadsden, Holmes, Liberty, Washington & Seminole (GA).

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

  • Jackson County     (The home county of Glass)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glass, with the one closest to Glass listed first.
    • Jacob City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jacob City is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
    • Cottondale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Campbellton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Graceville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Steele City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Steele City is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele City
    • Alford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Marianna
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Malone
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bascom
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Two Egg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Two Egg is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Egg
    • Cypress
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Parramore ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Parramore is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parramore
  • Bay County
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glass, with the one closest to Glass listed first.
    • Altha
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Chipola
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Chipola is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipola
  • Holmes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glass, with the one closest to Glass listed first.
    • Noma
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Esto
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Esto is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
    • Bonifay
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Izagora
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Izagora is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Izagora
    • Westville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Cerrogordo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Cerrogordo is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glass, with the one closest to Glass listed first.
    • Chipley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Brock Crossroad
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Brock Crossroad is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Crossroad
    • Wausau
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Five Points
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Five Points is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Vernon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Caryville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Dale County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glass, with the one closest to Glass listed first.
    • Grimes
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Grimes is located in Dale County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 556 people
    • Clayhatchee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Clayhatchee is located in Dale County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhatchee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
  • Geneva County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glass, with the one closest to Glass listed first.
    • Malvern
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Malvern is located in Geneva County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,462 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malvern <1>
    • Slocomb
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Slocomb is located in Geneva County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocomb
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,929 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slocomb <1>
    • Black
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Black is located in Geneva County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
    • Dundee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Dundee is located in Geneva County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
    • Hartford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Eunola ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Eunola is located in Geneva County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunola
    • Geneva
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Geneva is located in Geneva County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,262 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <1>
    • Bellwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Bellwood is located in Geneva County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
  • Houston County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glass, with the one closest to Glass listed first.
    • Madrid
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Madrid is located in Houston County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 293 people
    • Hodgesville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Hodgesville is located in Houston County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodgesville
    • Merritts Crossroads
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Merritts Crossroads is located in Houston County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritts Crossroads
    • Cottonwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Keyton's
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Keyton's is located in Houston County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyton's
    • Rehobeth
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Rehobeth is located in Houston County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehobeth
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,699 people
    • Taylor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Taylor is located in Houston County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
    • Parker Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Parker Village is located in Houston County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Village
    • Avon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Avon is located in Houston County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
    • Parish
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Cowarts
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Cowarts is located in Houston County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowarts
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,097 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowarts <1>
    • Dothan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Dothan is located in Houston County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dothan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,414 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dothan <1>
    • Ashford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Ashford is located in Houston County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,202 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashford <1>
  • Early County (GA)
    • Jakin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jakin is located in Early County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jakin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jakin <1>
  • Seminole County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glass, with the one closest to Glass listed first.
    • Steam Mill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Steam Mill is located in Seminole County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam Mill
    • Butlers Ferry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Butlers Ferry is located in Seminole County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,759 people

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

Cemeteries Near Glass ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Glass.

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 Glass - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • New Hope Assembly of God Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Rock Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Hinson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Damascus Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Marvin Chapel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Registers Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Limestone Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Selma Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • East Mt. Zion Methodist Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • McNeally Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (161 more) ...
    • Registers Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • St. Phillips Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Orange Hill Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)

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 Glass in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Glass.

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

  • Cottondale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Campbellton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Chipley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Graceville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Marianna
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Big Creek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Big Creek is located in Houston County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
  • Fadette
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Fadette is located in Geneva County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fadette
  • Bonifay
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Greenwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Warwick ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Warwick is located in Geneva County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
  • Keyton's
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Keyton's is located in Houston County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyton's
  • Bascom
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Dundee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Dundee is located in Geneva County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
    • Caryville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Cypress
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Glass ...

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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Glass.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Glass, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Glass.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Glass:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Glass) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Glass, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.