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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 Glyn Ellen (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 Glyn Ellen. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

Glyn Ellen is located in Madison County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Madison County: Delaware, Grant, Hamilton, Hancock, Henry & Tipton.

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

  • Madison County     (The home county of Glyn Ellen)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glyn Ellen, with the one closest to Glyn Ellen listed first.
    • Anderson
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Chesterfield
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Country Club Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Country Club Heights is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
    • North Anderson
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodlawn Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Woodlawn Heights is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
    • Western Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Western Village is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Village
    • Prosperity
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Florida
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Edgewood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Edgewood is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,850 people
    • River Forest
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • River Forest is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Forest
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
    • Edgewood Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Edgewood Village is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Village
    • Markleville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Blackford County
  • Delaware County
  • Grant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glyn Ellen, with the one closest to Glyn Ellen listed first.
    • Rigdon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Fowlerton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Fowlerton is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlerton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
    • Matthews
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Matthews is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
    • Fairmount
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Hackleman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Jonesboro
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Upland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Gas City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Herbst
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Michaelsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Swayzee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Sims
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hamilton County
  • Hancock County
  • Henry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glyn Ellen, with the one closest to Glyn Ellen listed first.
    • Middletown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cadiz
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Sulphur Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Sulphur Springs is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
    • Springport
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Luray
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Kennard
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Kennard is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
    • Mount Summit
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Grant City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Foley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Greensboro
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Greensboro is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
    • New Castle
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Messick
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Howard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glyn Ellen, with the one closest to Glyn Ellen listed first.
    • Guy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jerome
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hemlock
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Hemlock is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
    • Greentown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jay County
    • Dunkirk
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Kosciusko County
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glyn Ellen, with the one closest to Glyn Ellen listed first.
    • Lawrence
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Castleton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cumberland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Williams Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Williams Creek is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
  • Randolph County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glyn Ellen, with the one closest to Glyn Ellen listed first.
    • Windsor
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Parker City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Losantville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Modoc
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Modoc is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
    • Farmland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Rush County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glyn Ellen, with the one closest to Glyn Ellen listed first.
    • Carthage
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Mays
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Mays is located in Rush County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
    • Raleigh
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Shelby County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glyn Ellen, with the one closest to Glyn Ellen listed first.
    • Fountaintown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Fountaintown is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountaintown
    • Morristown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Tipton County
  • Wayne County

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

Cemeteries Near Glyn Ellen ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Glyn Ellen.

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 Glyn Ellen - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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.<3>

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

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

  • Anderson
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Chesterfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Daleville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Florida
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Alliance
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Alliance is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
  • Linwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Linwood is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
  • Middletown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cross Roads
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Cross Roads is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
  • Mechanicsburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Mechanicsburg is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
  • Pendleton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Markleville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Lapel
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Lapel is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,412 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lapel <1>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Honey Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Honey Creek is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
    • Yorktown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Cammack
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Cammack is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cammack

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

Newspapers Published in Glyn Ellen ...

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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Glyn Ellen.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Glyn Ellen, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Glyn Ellen.

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 Glyn Ellen:

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>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 Glyn Ellen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Glyn Ellen) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.