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 Glidden (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 Glidden. 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 hospitals 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.
Glidden is located in Carroll County.
To see how the shape of Iowa's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Carroll County: Audubon, Calhoun, Crawford, Greene, Guthrie, Sac & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Glidden. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Glidden:
- Carroll County (The home county of Glidden)
- The following are listed by their distance from Glidden, with the one closest to Glidden listed first.
- Ralston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ralston is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Lidderdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lidderdale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lidderdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Carroll Community Estates
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Willey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Willey is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Carroll
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lanesboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lanesboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Roselle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Roselle is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselle
- Dedham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coon Rapids
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Halbur
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Halbur is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halbur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Templeton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Breda
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Breda is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 471 people
- Audubon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glidden, with the one closest to Glidden listed first.
- Gray
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ross
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ross is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Audubon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hamlin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hamlin is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
- Fiscus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fiscus is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiscus
- Boone County
- Beaver
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Beaver is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glidden, with the one closest to Glidden listed first.
- Wightman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wightman is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wightman
- Lake City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lohrville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Yetter
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Yetter is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yetter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Rands
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rands is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rands
- Sherwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sherwood is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
- Farnhamville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Farnhamville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnhamville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Rockwell City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rinard
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rinard is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Lytton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lytton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
- Somers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Somers is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Twin Lakes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Twin Lakes is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glidden, with the one closest to Glidden listed first.
- Westside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Aspinwall
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Aspinwall is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspinwall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Vail
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Boyer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Boyer is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyer
- Manilla
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Astor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Astor is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor
- Deloit
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Deloit is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deloit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Dallas County
- Dawson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dawson is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glidden, with the one closest to Glidden listed first.
- Scranton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Farlin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Farlin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farlin
- Churdan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Churdan is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churdan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
- Jefferson
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cooper
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cooper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Dana
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dana is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Grand Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Paton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rippey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rippey is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rippey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Guthrie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glidden, with the one closest to Glidden listed first.
- Bayard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bagley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bagley is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
- Herndon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Herndon is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- Jamaica
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Yale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yale is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- North Branch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- North Branch is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branch
- Guthrie Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glidden, with the one closest to Glidden listed first.
- Auburn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grant City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grant City is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Sac City Junction ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sac City Junction is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac City Junction
- Wall Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Wall Lake is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 753 people
- Lake View
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Herring ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Herring is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
- Sac City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glidden, with the one closest to Glidden listed first.
- Botna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Botna is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botna
- Irwin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glidden, with the one closest to Glidden listed first.
- Slifer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Slifer is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slifer
- Gowrie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lanyon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lanyon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanyon
- Callender
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Callender is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callender
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Glidden, see our County-by-County Page for Glidden.
Cemeteries Near Glidden ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Glidden.
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 Glidden - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Glidden covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Glidden, with the one closest to Glidden listed first.
- West Lawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lawn Cemetery
- The West Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Glidden Cemetery
- Merle Hay Cemetery
- Merle Haye Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96638 <2>
- Dickson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dillavou Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillavou Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dillavou Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Ralston.
- The Dillavou Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kendrick Twp. Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94586 <2>
- Salisbury Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Immanuel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carroll City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Liberty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Scranton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- McCurdy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lanesboro Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (136 more) ...
- Old Carrollton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Holy Angels Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
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 Glidden had a population of 532 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Glidden had a population of 1,090 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Glidden, with the one closest to Glidden listed first.
- Willey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Willey is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Carrollton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Carroll
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Scranton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kentner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kentner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentner
- Roselle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Roselle is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselle
- Dedham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Carmel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Carmel is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Maple River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Maple River is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple River
- Coon Rapids
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Halbur
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Halbur is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halbur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Templeton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lake City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Farlin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Farlin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farlin
- Churdan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Churdan is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churdan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Glidden. See our List of 1890's Communities around Glidden.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Glidden ...
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 96 newspapers that have been published in the area around Glidden.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Glidden. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Glidden and those printed in the larger area surrounding Glidden.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Glidden.
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 helpful 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 Glidden:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Carroll County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Audubon County
- Boone County
- Calhoun County
- Crawford County
- Dallas County
- Greene County
- Guthrie County
- Sac County
- Shelby County
- Webster County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Iowa
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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Glidden) 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 Glidden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |