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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 Glendale (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 Glendale. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Glendale is located in Scott County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Scott County: Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Rice & Sibley.

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

  • Scott County     (The home county of Glendale)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glendale, with the one closest to Glendale listed first.
    • Savage
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Prior Lake
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Shakopee
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Credit River
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Credit River is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit River
    • Marystown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Marystown is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marystown
    • Cedar Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Cedar Lake is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
    • Saint Patrick
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Saint Patrick is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Patrick
    • Elko New Market
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Elko New Market is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko New Market
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,733 people
    • Elko
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • New Market
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jordan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • New Prague
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Anoka County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glendale, with the one closest to Glendale listed first.
    • Columbia Heights
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Hilltop
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Hilltop is located in Anoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
    • Fridley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Spring Lake Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Coon Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Coon Creek is located in Anoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Creek
    • Coon Rapids
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Lexington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Circle Pines
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Blaine
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Anoka
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Carver County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glendale, with the one closest to Glendale listed first.
    • Chanhassen
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Chaska
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Hazeltine
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Hazeltine is located in Carver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazeltine
    • Carver
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Dahlgren
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Dahlgren is located in Carver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlgren
    • Victoria
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Cologne
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Gotha
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Gotha is located in Carver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotha
    • Waconia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Hydes Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Hydes Lake is located in Carver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydes Lake
    • Assumption
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Assumption is located in Carver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
    • Young America
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Dakota County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glendale, with the one closest to Glendale listed first.
    • Burnsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Apple Valley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Nicols
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Nicols is located in Dakota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicols
    • Lakeville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Eagan
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Eagan is located in Dakota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,975 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagan <1>
    • Mendota Heights
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Mendota
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Eureka Center
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Eureka Center is located in Dakota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Center
    • Rosemount
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Farmington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Inver Grove Heights
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Lilydale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lilydale is located in Dakota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilydale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
  • Goodhue County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glendale, with the one closest to Glendale listed first.
    • Stanton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Stanton is located in Goodhue County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
    • Cannon Falls
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dennison
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hennepin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glendale, with the one closest to Glendale listed first.
    • Bloomington
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Eden Prairie
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Edina
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Edina is located in Hennepin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edina
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,477 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edina <1>
    • Richfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hopkins
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Minnetonka Mills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Minnetonka Mills is located in Hennepin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnetonka Mills
    • Minnetonka
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Greenwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Greenwood is located in Hennepin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 937 people
    • Saint Louis Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Deephaven
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Excelsior
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Shorewood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Le Sueur County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glendale, with the one closest to Glendale listed first.
    • Heidelberg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Heidelberg is located in Le Sueur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
    • Montgomery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Saint Thomas
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Saint Thomas is located in Le Sueur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
    • Lexington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Lexington is located in Le Sueur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
    • Le Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Ramsey County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glendale, with the one closest to Glendale listed first.
    • Falcon Heights
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Lauderdale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Lauderdale is located in Ramsey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauderdale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,484 people
    • Saint Paul
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Roseville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Highwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Highwood is located in Ramsey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
    • New Brighton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Little Canada
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Arden Hills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Cardigan Junction
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Cardigan Junction is located in Ramsey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardigan Junction
    • Mounds View
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Maplewood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • North Saint Paul
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Rice County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glendale, with the one closest to Glendale listed first.
    • Webster
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Lonsdale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Trondjem
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Trondjem is located in Rice County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trondjem
    • Wheatland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Wheatland is located in Rice County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
    • Millersburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Millersburg is located in Rice County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
    • Northfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Dundas
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Sibley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glendale, with the one closest to Glendale listed first.
    • Henderson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Isle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glendale, with the one closest to Glendale listed first.
    • Saint Paul Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Newport
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cottage Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Landfall
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Landfall is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landfall
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
    • Woodbury
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Oakdale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Oakdale is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,773 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakdale <1>
    • Birchwood Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Birchwood Village is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
    • Pine Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Pine Springs is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
    • Lake Elmo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mahtomedi
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Willernie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Wright County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glendale, with the one closest to Glendale listed first.
    • Delano
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Rockford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hanover
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pierce County (WI)
    • Prescott
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Prescott is located in Pierce County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,279 people

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

Cemeteries Near Glendale ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Glendale.

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 Glendale - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Glendale Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Bloomington Ferry Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • St. Michaels Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Dawn Valley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Evergreen Point Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Eden Prairie Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant View Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Valley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (298 more) ...

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 Glendale in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Glendale.

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

  • Barden
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Barden is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barden
  • Bloomington Ferry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Bloomington Ferry is located in Hennepin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington Ferry
  • Prior Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Shakopee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Credit River
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Credit River is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit River
  • Marystown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Marystown is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marystown
  • Rowland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Rowland is located in Hennepin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
  • Eden Prairie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bloomington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lydia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Lydia is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
  • Nicols
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Nicols is located in Dakota County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicols
  • Chanhassen
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Lakeville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Richfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Chaska
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Glendale ...

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 324 newspapers that have been published in the area around Glendale.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Glendale, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Glendale.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Glendale:

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 Glendale, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Glendale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.