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 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Glencoe is located in Kent County.
To see how the shape of Maryland's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Kent County: Kent (DE), New Castle (DE), Cecil & Queen Anne's.
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:
- Kent County (The home county of Glencoe)
- The following are listed by their distance from Glencoe, with the one closest to Glencoe listed first.
- Locust Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Locust Grove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Dogwood Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dogwood Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Georgetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gregg Neck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gregg Neck is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Neck
- Galena
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lambson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lambson is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambson
- Kennedyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Still Pond
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Still Pond is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
- Betterton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Massey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lynch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lynch is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Coleman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Coleman is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glencoe, with the one closest to Glencoe listed first.
- Biscayne Bay Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Biscayne Bay Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscayne Bay Village
- Chase
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Chase is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Harewood Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Harewood Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harewood Park
- Bird River Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bird River Beach is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird River Beach
- Bowleys Quarters
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bowleys Quarters is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowleys Quarters
- Bradshaw
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dundee Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dundee Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee Village
- Franklinville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Franklinville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
- Upper Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Upper Falls is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Falls
- Jerusalem Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Jerusalem Mills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Mills
- Kingsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- White Marsh
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glencoe, with the one closest to Glencoe listed first.
- Templeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Templeville is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Marydel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Marydel is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Henderson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgetown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bridgetown is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Hollingsworth Circle
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hollingsworth Circle is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollingsworth Circle
- Hollingsworth Circle has also been known as:
- Hollingsworth Crossroads
- Goldsboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Goldsboro is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Maple Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Maple Village is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
- Greensboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ridgely
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ridgely is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Hillsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hillsboro is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Thomas Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Thomas Town is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Whiteleysburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Cecil County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glencoe, with the one closest to Glencoe listed first.
- Earleville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- John Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- John Town is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Town
- Cecilton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hack Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hack Point is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hack Point
- The Woods of Town Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Warwick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cayots
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cayots is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayots
- Saint Augustine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Augustine is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine
- Chesapeake City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Charlestown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Perry Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Perry Point is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Point
- Perryville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glencoe, with the one closest to Glencoe listed first.
- Aberdeen Proving Ground
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Michaelsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Michaelsville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Bayside Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bayside Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside Village
- Havre de Grace
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Aberdeen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Perryman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Perryman is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryman
- Belcamp
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside Village of Church Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Webster Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Webster Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Village
- Abingdon
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Edgewood
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Montgomery County
- High Point Estates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- High Point Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Estates
- Queen Anne's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glencoe, with the one closest to Glencoe listed first.
- Crumpton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Catlin ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Catlin is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
- Kings Town Manor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Town Manor is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Town Manor
- Kingstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kingstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
- Sudlersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Barclay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Barclay is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Church Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- The Village at Church Hill Crossing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Roberts
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Roberts is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Price
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Price is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Indian Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Town is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Ingleside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ingleside is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Talbot County
- Wye Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kent County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Glencoe, with the one closest to Glencoe listed first.
- Blackiston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blackiston is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackiston
- Clayton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Kenton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Smyrna
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Spruance City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Spruance City is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruance City
- Hartly
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sunnyside Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sunnyside Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Village
- Burtonwood Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Burtonwood Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonwood Village
- Dinahs Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dinahs Corner is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinahs Corner
- Lakeshore Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeshore Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore Village
- Marydel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cheswold
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Glencoe, with the one closest to Glencoe listed first.
- Vandyke
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Vandyke is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandyke
- Townsend
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Middletown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Forest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Forest is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Blackbird
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Blackbird is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird
- Odessa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Summit Bridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Summit Bridge is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Bridge
- McDonough
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- McDonough is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonough
- Glasgow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Glasgow is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Kirkwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Georges
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Deakyneville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Deakyneville is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deakyneville
- Cumberland County (NJ)
- Bay Side
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bay Side is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Side
- Salem County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Glencoe, with the one closest to Glencoe listed first.
- Hancocks Bridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hancocks Bridge is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancocks Bridge
- Canton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Canton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Salem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Salem is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
- Pennsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pennsville is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsville
- Chester County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Glencoe, with the one closest to Glencoe listed first.
- Chrome
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Chrome is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
- Strickersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Strickersville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickersville
- Barnsley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Barnsley is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnsley
- Kemblesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Kemblesville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemblesville
- Glen Roy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Glen Roy is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Hopewell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hopewell is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Oxford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Elkview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Elkview is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkview
- Tweedale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Tweedale is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tweedale
- Lancaster County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Glencoe, with the one closest to Glencoe listed first.
- Kirks Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Kirks Mills is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirks Mills
- Little Britain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Little Britain is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- Oak Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Summerhill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Summerhill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
- McSparran
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- McSparran is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSparran
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Glencoe, see our County-by-County Page for 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.
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 Glencoe - one of the links might be able to help.
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.
- Shrewsbury Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wesley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Dennis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Westminster Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kennedyville UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Dennis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Olivet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Olivet Hill Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Paul's UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Still Pond Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Veazey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (223 more) ...
- Fountain Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Asbury Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Clements Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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 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.
- Locust Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Locust Grove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Georgetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Earleville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kennedyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lambson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lambson is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambson
- Galena
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Still Pond
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Still Pond is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
- Cecilton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chesterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chesterville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
- Betterton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Coleman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Coleman is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Lynch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lynch is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Massey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sassafras
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sassafras is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Crumpton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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.
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 15 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 12 miles [19.3 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 start 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 Glencoe:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Kent County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baltimore County
- Caroline County
- Cecil County
- Harford County
- Montgomery County
- Queen Anne's County
- Talbot County
- Kent County
- New Castle County
- Cumberland County
- Salem County
- Chester County
- Lancaster County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maryland
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 Glencoe, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Glencoe) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |