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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 Glenwood (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 Glenwood. 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.

Glenwood is located in Wheeler County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wheeler County: Dodge, Jeff Davis, Laurens, Montgomery, Telfair & Treutlen.

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

  • Wheeler County     (The home county of Glenwood)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glenwood, with the one closest to Glenwood listed first.
    • Ochwalkee
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ochwalkee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochwalkee
      • Ochwalkee is located in Wheeler County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,732 people
    • Alamo
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Appling County
    • Graham
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
      • Graham is located in Appling County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • Dodge County
  • Emanuel County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glenwood, with the one closest to Glenwood listed first.
    • Norristown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norristown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norristown
      • Norristown is located in Emanuel County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norristown <2>
    • Oak Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Nunez
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nunez have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunez
      • Nunez is located in Emanuel County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nunez <2>
  • Jeff Davis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glenwood, with the one closest to Glenwood listed first.
    • Lumber City Ferry
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumber City Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City Ferry
      • Lumber City Ferry is located in Jeff Davis County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,257 people
    • Tallahassee
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tallahassee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallahassee
      • Tallahassee is located in Jeff Davis County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,185 people
    • Hazlehurst
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Kirkland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kirkland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
      • Kirkland is located in Jeff Davis County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kirkland
      • From Glenwood to Kirkland
    • Quinn ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quinn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinn
      • Quinn is located in Jeff Davis County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,652 people
  • Johnson County
  • Laurens County
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glenwood, with the one closest to Glenwood listed first.
    • Mount Vernon
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Ailey
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Tarrytown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tarrytown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown
      • Tarrytown is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarrytown <2>
    • Higgston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Higgston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgston
      • Higgston is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
    • Petross
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Petross. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petross
      • Petross is located in Montgomery County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Petross
      • From Glenwood to Petross
    • Alston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Uvalda
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Telfair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glenwood, with the one closest to Glenwood listed first.
    • Scotland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
      • Scotland is located in Telfair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotland <2>
    • McRae - Helena
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • McRae
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Helena
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lumber City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumber City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
      • Lumber City is located in Telfair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lumber City <2>
    • Milan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
      • Milan is located in Telfair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 649 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <2>
  • Toombs County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glenwood, with the one closest to Glenwood listed first.
    • Charles
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles
      • Charles is located in Toombs County
    • Vidalia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Rock Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Crossing
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Santa Claus
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Claus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Claus
      • Santa Claus is located in Toombs County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
    • Lyons
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Toombs Central
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toombs Central have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toombs Central
      • Toombs Central is located in Toombs County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 486 people
    • Ohoopee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Treutlen County

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

Cemeteries Near Glenwood ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Glenwood.

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 Glenwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Baker Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Boatwright Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boatwright Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boatwright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Troop Grave
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Troop Grave
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Troop Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Boatwright Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boatwright Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boatwright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jones Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Stuckey Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Stuckey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Stuckey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Adams Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Starlight Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Starlight Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Starlight Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Baker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mason Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mason Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mason Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Browning Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Browning Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Browning Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McKinnon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKinnon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKinnon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (316 more) ...
    • McRae Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • McRae Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McRae Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McRae Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Clark Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 Glenwood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Glenwood.

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

  • Mount Vernon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Ailey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • McGregor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGregor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor
    • McGregor is located in Montgomery County
  • Kibbee
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kibbee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibbee
    • Kibbee is located in Montgomery County
  • Scotland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
    • Scotland is located in Telfair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotland <2>
  • Higgston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Higgston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgston
    • Higgston is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
  • Hatoff ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatoff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatoff
    • Hatoff is located in Laurens County
  • Towns
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Towns have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towns
    • Towns is located in Telfair County
  • Walkee ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walkee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkee
    • Walkee is located in Laurens County
  • McRae - Helena
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • McRae
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Vidalia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Helena
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Tweed
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tweed have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tweed
      • Tweed is located in Laurens County
    • Lumber City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumber City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
      • Lumber City is located in Telfair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lumber City <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Glenwood ...

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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Glenwood.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Glenwood, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Glenwood.

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 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 Glenwood:

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

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 Glenwood, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Glenwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Glenwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.1799, Longitude: -82.6699    









 

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