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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 Glenmore (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 Glenmore. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Glenmore is located in Ware County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Ware County: Baker (FL), Atkinson, Bacon, Brantley, Charlton, Clinch, Coffee & Pierce.

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

  • Ware County     (The home county of Glenmore)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glenmore, with the one closest to Glenmore listed first.
    • Manor
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Ruskin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Ruskin is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,203 people
    • Waresboro
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Emerson Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Emerson Park is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson Park
    • Deenwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Deenwood is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deenwood
    • Winona Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Winona Park is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona Park
    • Waycross
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Millwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Talmo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Talmo is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmo
    • Jamestown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jamestown is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Sunnyside
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Sunnyside is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Waltertown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Waltertown is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltertown
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,115 people
      • Waltertown has also been known as:
      • Watertown
  • Atkinson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glenmore, with the one closest to Glenmore listed first.
    • Axson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pearson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Leliaton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Leliaton is located in Atkinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leliaton
  • Bacon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glenmore, with the one closest to Glenmore listed first.
    • Alma
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Alma is located in Bacon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,336 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <1>
    • Guysie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Guysie is located in Bacon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysie
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,226 people
    • Coffee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Coffee is located in Bacon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee
  • Brantley County
    • Hoboken
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Charlton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glenmore, with the one closest to Glenmore listed first.
    • Winokur
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Winokur is located in Charlton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winokur
    • Mattox ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Mattox is located in Charlton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattox
  • Clinch County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glenmore, with the one closest to Glenmore listed first.
    • Argyle
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Cogdell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Cogdell is located in Clinch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cogdell
    • Homerville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Chauncey
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Chauncey is located in Clinch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
      • Estimated population in 2019: 326 people
    • Du Pont
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ernest
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Ernest is located in Clinch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernest
    • Fargo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Coffee County
    • Nicholls
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Echols County
    • Fruitland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Fruitland is located in Echols County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
  • Lanier County
  • Pierce County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glenmore, with the one closest to Glenmore listed first.
    • Blackshear
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mershon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bristol
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Patterson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Glenmore ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Glenmore.

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

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

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

  • Victory Methodist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Suwannee Chapel Church of God of Prophecy Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Barner Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Carter Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Kettle Creek Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Crestwood Memorial Gardens
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Waresboro Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Walden Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Chauncey Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Lott Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Bennett Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Telmore Pentacostal Church Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telmore Pentacostal Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Telmore Pentacostal Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the northwest of Waresboro.
    • The Telmore Pentacostal Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Telmore Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188939 <2>
  • Continue List   (95 more) ...
    • Griffis Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hazzard Hill Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Glenmore had a population of 275 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Manor
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Needham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Needham is located in Ware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
  • Waresboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Waycross
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Millwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Homerville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Waltertown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Waltertown is located in Ware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltertown
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,115 people
    • Waltertown has also been known as:
    • Watertown
  • Braganza
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Braganza is located in Ware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braganza
  • Bickley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Bickley is located in Ware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley
  • Blackshear
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Beach
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Beach is located in Ware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
  • Du Pont
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Racepond
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Racepond is located in Charlton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racepond
    • Nicholls
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Withers
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Withers is located in Clinch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withers

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

Newspapers Published in Glenmore ...

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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Glenmore.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Glenmore, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Glenmore.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Glenmore:

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- Glenmore) 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 Glenmore, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.