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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 Glencoe (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 Glencoe. 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.

Glencoe is located in Bear Lake County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bear Lake County: Caribou, Franklin, Rich (UT) & Lincoln (WY).

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

  • Bear Lake County     (The home county of Glencoe)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glencoe, with the one closest to Glencoe listed first.
    • Fish Haven
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Saint Charles
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Bloomington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Paris
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
      • Paris is located in Bear Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <1>
    • Dingle
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Wardboro
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardboro
      • Wardboro is located in Bear Lake County
    • Border
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Border have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border
      • Border is located in Bear Lake County
    • Bern
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Montpelier
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Bennington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
      • Bennington is located in Bear Lake County
    • Geneva
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glencoe, with the one closest to Glencoe listed first.
    • Cherryville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryville
      • Cherryville is located in Franklin County
    • Franklin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <1>
    • Whitney
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
      • Whitney is located in Franklin County
    • Preston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
      • Preston is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,678 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <1>
    • Utida
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Utida have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utida
      • Utida is located in Franklin County
    • Weston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Weston is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 482 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <1>
    • Dayton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
      • Dayton is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <1>
  • Cache County (UT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glencoe, with the one closest to Glencoe listed first.
    • Brachipad
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brachipad
      • Brachipad is located in Cache County (UT)
      • Brachipad has also been known as:
      • Brachipad Summer Home Area
    • Cove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
      • Cove is located in Cache County (UT)
    • White Horse Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse Village
      • White Horse Village is located in Cache County (UT)
    • Richmond
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
      • Richmond is located in Cache County (UT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,899 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <1>
    • Beindneau
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beindneau
      • Beindneau is located in Cache County (UT)
      • Beindneau has also been known as:
      • Beindneau Summer Home Area
    • Lewiston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
      • Lewiston is located in Cache County (UT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
      • Former names for Lewiston:
      • Cub Hill
      • Poverty Flat
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <1>
    • Smithfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Hyde Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • North Logan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Amalga
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amalga
      • Amalga is located in Cache County (UT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 577 people
    • Cornish
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Logan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
      • Logan is located in Cache County (UT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,680 people
      • Former name for Logan:
      • Fort Logan
      • Logan has also been known as:
      • Logan City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <1>
    • Morton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
      • Morton is located in Cache County (UT)
  • Rich County (UT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glencoe, with the one closest to Glencoe listed first.
    • Garden City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Pickelville ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickelville
      • Pickelville is located in Rich County (UT)
    • Garden
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden
      • Garden is located in Rich County (UT)
    • Meadowville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
      • Meadowville is located in Rich County (UT)
    • Laketown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Round Valley ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Round Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Valley
      • Round Valley is located in Rich County (UT)
    • Sage Creek Junction ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sage Creek Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage Creek Junction
      • Sage Creek Junction is located in Rich County (UT)
    • Sage Creek ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sage Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage Creek
      • Sage Creek is located in Rich County (UT)
    • Randolph
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Randolph is located in Rich County (UT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randolph <1>
    • Argyle ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
      • Argyle is located in Rich County (UT)
  • Lincoln County (WY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glencoe, with the one closest to Glencoe listed first.
    • Taylor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Taylor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
      • Taylor is located in Lincoln County (WY)
    • Border
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Border. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border
      • Border is located in Lincoln County (WY)
    • Cokeville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Glencoe ...

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 Glencoe.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Glencoe, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Glencoe.

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 Glencoe:

Cemeteries Near Glencoe ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Glencoe.

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

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

  • Garden City Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • St. Charles Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Meadowville Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Laketown Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Round Valley Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Dingle Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Lanark Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Ephraims Gravesite
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Ovid Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ovid Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ovid Cemetery
  • Richmond City Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Franklin Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Franklin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Franklin Cemetery
  • Miller - Pollock Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (23 more) ...
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
    • Lewiston City Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Whitney Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitney Cemetery

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.<6>

While we didn't find Glencoe in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Glencoe.

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

  • Fish Haven
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Garden City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Saint Charles
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Meadowville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
    • Meadowville is located in Rich County (UT)
  • Bloomington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Laketown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Paris
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Paris is located in Bear Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <1>
  • Dingle
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ovid
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ovid have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
    • Ovid is located in Bear Lake County
  • Franklin
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <1>
  • Cove
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
    • Cove is located in Cache County (UT)
  • Richmond
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
    • Richmond is located in Cache County (UT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,899 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <1>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Border
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Border have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border
      • Border is located in Bear Lake County
    • Liberty
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Bear Lake County
    • Montpelier
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)

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

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

The official website for Bear Lake County: www.bearlakecounty.info/

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/

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 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.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Glencoe) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Glencoe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0110, Longitude: -111.4083       In this case, the coordinates for Glencoe have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Glencoe, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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