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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 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 McLeod County and is the County Seat.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of McLeod County: Carver, Meeker, Renville, Sibley & Wright.

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:

  • McLeod County     (The home county of Glencoe)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glencoe, with the one closest to Glencoe listed first.
    • Plato
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Plato. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
      • Plato is located in McLeod County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plato <2>
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Plato
      • From Glencoe to Plato
    • Sumter
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sumter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
      • Sumter is located in McLeod County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sumter
      • From Glencoe to Sumter
    • Biscay
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Silver Lake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
      • Silver Lake is located in McLeod County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Lake <2>
    • Lester Prairie
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Brownton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownton
      • Brownton is located in McLeod County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownton <2>
    • Winsted
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winsted have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winsted
      • Winsted is located in McLeod County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,230 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winsted <2>
    • Hutchinson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Fernando
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Stewart
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewart have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
      • Stewart is located in McLeod County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
  • Carver County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glencoe, with the one closest to Glencoe listed first.
    • Hamburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Norwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
      • Norwood is located in Carver County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <2>
    • Norwood Young America
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwood Young America have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Young America
      • Norwood Young America is located in Carver County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
    • Young America
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Young America have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young America
      • Young America is located in Carver County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Young America <2>
    • New Germany
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Germany have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Germany
      • New Germany is located in Carver County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Germany <2>
    • Hollywood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hollywood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
      • Hollywood is located in Carver County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hollywood
      • From Glencoe to Hollywood
    • Assumption
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Assumption have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
      • Assumption is located in Carver County
    • Hydes Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hydes Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydes Lake
      • Hydes Lake is located in Carver County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hydes Lake
      • From Glencoe to Hydes Lake
    • Mayer
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayer
      • Mayer is located in Carver County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,320 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayer <2>
    • Hazelton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Cologne
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cologne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cologne
      • Cologne is located in Carver County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,860 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cologne <2>
    • Gotha
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gotha. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotha
      • Gotha is located in Carver County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gotha
      • From Glencoe to Gotha
    • Waconia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waconia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waconia
      • Waconia is located in Carver County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,415 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waconia <2>
  • Hennepin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glencoe, with the one closest to Glencoe listed first.
    • Saint Bonifacius
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Bonifacius have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bonifacius
      • Saint Bonifacius is located in Hennepin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,345 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Bonifacius <2>
    • Minnetrista
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Mound
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
      • Mound is located in Hennepin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,404 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mound <2>
    • Independence
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
      • Independence is located in Hennepin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,786 people
    • Spring Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Maple Plain
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Plain
      • Maple Plain is located in Hennepin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,102 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple Plain <2>
    • Excelsior
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Shorewood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shorewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorewood
      • Shorewood is located in Hennepin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,098 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shorewood <2>
    • Tonka Bay
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tonka Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonka Bay
      • Tonka Bay is located in Hennepin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,551 people
    • Minnetonka Beach
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
      • Greenwood is located in Hennepin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 937 people
    • Crystal Bay
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Bay
      • Crystal Bay is located in Hennepin County
    • Orono
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orono have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orono
      • Orono is located in Hennepin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,348 people
  • Le Sueur County
  • Meeker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glencoe, with the one closest to Glencoe listed first.
    • Cedar Mills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Dassel
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dassel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dassel
      • Dassel is located in Meeker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,472 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dassel <2>
    • Darwin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darwin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
      • Darwin is located in Meeker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darwin <2>
    • Cosmos
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cosmos have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosmos
      • Cosmos is located in Meeker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cosmos <2>
    • Kingston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
      • Kingston is located in Meeker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
    • Litchfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Nicollet County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glencoe, with the one closest to Glencoe listed first.
    • New Sweden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Sweden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
      • New Sweden is located in Nicollet County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to New Sweden
      • From Glencoe to New Sweden
    • Lafayette
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lafayette have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
      • Lafayette is located in Nicollet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lafayette <2>
  • Renville County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glencoe, with the one closest to Glencoe listed first.
    • Buffalo Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Lake
      • Buffalo Lake is located in Renville County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo Lake <2>
    • Hector
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hector have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
      • Hector is located in Renville County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,041 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hector <2>
  • Scott County
  • Sibley County
  • Wright County

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.

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.

  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Glencoe Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glencoe Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glencoe Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bergan Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bergan Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bergan Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Township Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Township Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Township Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Getchell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Getchell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Getchell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Swedish Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swedish Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swedish Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Koniska Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Koniska Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Koniska Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bear Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bear Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bear Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ferguson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ferguson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ferguson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (261 more) ...
    • St. John's Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Emmanuel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emmanuel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emmanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Green Isle Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Isle Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Isle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Glencoe had a population of 1,649 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Glencoe had a population of 5,499 people.

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

  • Plato
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Plato. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
    • Plato is located in McLeod County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plato <2>
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Plato
    • From Glencoe to Plato
  • Sumter
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sumter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
    • Sumter is located in McLeod County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Sumter
    • From Glencoe to Sumter
  • New Auburn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Biscay
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Silver Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
    • Silver Lake is located in McLeod County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Lake <2>
  • Green Isle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Hamburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Lester Prairie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Brownton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownton
    • Brownton is located in McLeod County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownton <2>
  • Norwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
    • Norwood is located in Carver County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <2>
  • Arlington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Young America
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Young America have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young America
    • Young America is located in Carver County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Young America <2>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • New Germany
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Germany have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Germany
      • New Germany is located in Carver County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Germany <2>
    • Hollywood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hollywood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
      • Hollywood is located in Carver County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hollywood
      • From Glencoe to Hollywood
    • Assumption
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Assumption have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
      • Assumption is located in Carver County

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 the Vicinity of 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 135 newspapers that have been published in the area around Glencoe.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Glencoe. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Glencoe and those printed in the larger area surrounding Glencoe.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5> of Glencoe.

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 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:

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 McLeod County: www.co.mcleod.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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 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.
<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 Glencoe, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- 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: 44.7711, Longitude: -94.1463    









 

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