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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Glenwood. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Glenwood to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Glenwood, please Contact Us.
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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Glenwood is historic, it would have been located within present day Richland County.
To see how the shape of Illinois' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Richland County: Clay, Crawford, Edwards, Jasper, Lawrence, Wabash & Wayne.
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:
- Richland County (The home county of Glenwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenwood, with the one closest to Glenwood listed first.
- Noble
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Passport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Passport is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passport
- Gallagher
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gallagher is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagher
- Wynoose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wynoose is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynoose
- Olney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wakefield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wakefield is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Calhoun
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Parkersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dundas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Claremont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Amity
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Amity is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Berryville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Berryville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenwood, with the one closest to Glenwood listed first.
- Camp Travis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Travis is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Travis
- Clay City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sailor Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ingraham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Flora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Louisville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kenner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Kenner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenner
- Xenia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Iola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenwood, with the one closest to Glenwood listed first.
- Landes
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Landes is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landes
- Green Brier
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Green Brier is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Brier
- Hardinville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hardinville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardinville
- Oblong
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oil Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oil Center is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Center
- Edwards County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenwood, with the one closest to Glenwood listed first.
- Bennington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bennington is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Marion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marion is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Maple Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- West Salem
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- West Salem is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
- Mills Prairie ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mills Prairie is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Prairie
- Bone Gap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ellery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Albion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Red Top
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Red Top is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Top
- Browns
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Effingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenwood, with the one closest to Glenwood listed first.
- Dieterich
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Edgewood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mason
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Watson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Heartville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Heartville is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartville
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenwood, with the one closest to Glenwood listed first.
- La Clede
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- La Clede is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Clede
- Farina
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenwood, with the one closest to Glenwood listed first.
- Bogota
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bogota is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogota
- West Liberty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Liberty is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Newton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sainte Marie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lis is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lis
- Wheeler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Willow Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Falmouth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Falmouth is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Hunt City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hunt City is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt City
- Rose Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Jefferson County
- Shields
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shields is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenwood, with the one closest to Glenwood listed first.
- Helena
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Helena is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Sumner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Petersburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bridgeport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenwood, with the one closest to Glenwood listed first.
- Omega
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Omega is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Union Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Union Town is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Town
- Iuka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hickory Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Wabash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenwood, with the one closest to Glenwood listed first.
- Lancaster
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lancaster is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Orio
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Orio is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orio
- Bellmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenwood, with the one closest to Glenwood listed first.
- Enterprise
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Enterprise is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Mount Erie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rinard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cisne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Geff
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Jeffersonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Jeffersonville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people
- Johnsonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Golden Gate
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Boyleston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Boyleston is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
- Sims
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Barnhill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenwood, with the one closest to Glenwood listed first.
- Burnt Prairie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mill Shoals
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
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.
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 Glenwood - one of the links might be able to help.
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.
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hanna Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Green Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Leonard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Noble Prairie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Village of Noble Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Clay City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Clay City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Clay City.
- The Clay City Cemetery has also been known as:
- IOOF Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
- Maysville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105163 <3>
- Travis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Decker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Freedom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Barnes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (437 more) ...
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Levitte Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shields Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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.
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.
- Noble
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Clay City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wynoose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wynoose is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynoose
- Gallagher
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gallagher is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagher
- Passport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Passport is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passport
- Sailor Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ingraham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Olney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wakefield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wakefield is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Flora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Enterprise
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Enterprise is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Mount Erie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Calhoun
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rinard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Parkersburg
(13 miles [20.9 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 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 65 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]<4>. 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 first turn to 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:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Richland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Crawford County
- Edwards County
- Effingham County
- Fayette County
- Jasper County
- Jefferson County
- Lawrence County
- Marion County
- Wabash County
- Wayne County
- White County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Illinois
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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- Glenwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |