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 Glenville (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 Glenville. 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.
Glenville is located in Freeborn 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 Freeborn County: Winnebago (IA), Worth (IA), Faribault, Mower, Steele & Waseca.
Below are the counties that are near Glenville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Glenville:
- Freeborn County (The home county of Glenville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenville, with the one closest to Glenville listed first.
- Myrtle
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Myrtle is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Hayward
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Albert Lea
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Lakes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Twin Lakes is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- London
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- London is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Oakland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Emmons
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Emmons is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Conger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Conger is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Clarks Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hollandale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Manchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Manchester is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Alden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Geneva
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Dodge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenville, with the one closest to Glenville listed first.
- Hayfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Westfield Center ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Westfield Center is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
- Faribault County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenville, with the one closest to Glenville listed first.
- Walters
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Walters is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Kiester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wells
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bricelyn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bricelyn is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bricelyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Mower County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenville, with the one closest to Glenville listed first.
- Varco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Varco is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varco
- Austin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lyle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mapleview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mapleview is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Lansing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lansing is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Rose Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Brownsdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Johnsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Johnsburg is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsburg
- Waltham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Adams
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Renova ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Renova is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova
- Sargeant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sargeant is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargeant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Elkton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Elkton is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Steele County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenville, with the one closest to Glenville listed first.
- Ellendale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Union
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Union is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Blooming Prairie
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- River Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- River Point is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Point
- Hope
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hope is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Steele Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Steele Center is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Center
- Waseca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenville, with the one closest to Glenville listed first.
- New Richland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Vista
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Vista is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
- Cerro Gordo County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenville, with the one closest to Glenville listed first.
- Plymouth
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Plymouth is located in Cerro Gordo County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Creamery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Creamery is located in Cerro Gordo County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamery
- Plymouth Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Plymouth Junction is located in Cerro Gordo County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth Junction
- Rock Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rock Falls is located in Cerro Gordo County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Mason City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Clear Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mitchell County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenville, with the one closest to Glenville listed first.
- Carpenter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carpenter is located in Mitchell County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Toeterville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Ansgar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stacyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Stacyville is located in Mitchell County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
- Mitchell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell is located in Mitchell County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Rock Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Meyer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Meyer is located in Mitchell County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyer
- Little Cedar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Little Cedar is located in Mitchell County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cedar
- Osage
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Osage is located in Mitchell County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,549 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osage <1>
- Winnebago County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenville, with the one closest to Glenville listed first.
- Lake Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scarville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Vinje
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Vinje is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinje
- Leland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Leland is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Forest City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Worth County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenville, with the one closest to Glenville listed first.
- Silver Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Lake is located in Worth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Northwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bristol
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bristol is located in Worth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Kensett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Kensett is located in Worth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Bolan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bolan is located in Worth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolan
- Joice
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Joice is located in Worth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joice
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Manly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Grafton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hanlontown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hanlontown is located in Worth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlontown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Fertile
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Glenville, see our County-by-County Page for Glenville.
Cemeteries Near Glenville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Glenville.
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 Glenville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Glenville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Glenville, with the one closest to Glenville listed first.
- Greenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Glenville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Round Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Round Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Krikva Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Green Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stateline Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wanders Rest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Our Saviors Danish Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Saviors Danish Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Our Saviors Danish Lutheran Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southwest of Myrtle.
- The Our Saviors Danish Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Danish Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82149 <3>
- Hayward Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (225 more) ...
- Kestner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bohemian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lunder Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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 Glenville had a population of 300 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Glenville had a population of 624 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Glenville, with the one closest to Glenville listed first.
- Gordonsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gordonsville is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
- Myrtle
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Myrtle is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Hayward
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Silver Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Lake is located in Worth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Albert Lea
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Lakes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Twin Lakes is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Deer Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Creek is located in Worth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Northwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Emmons
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Emmons is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Somber
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Somber is located in Worth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somber
- London
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- London is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Oakland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Armstrong
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Armstrong is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Norman ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Norman is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Moscow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Moscow is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Glenville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Glenville.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Glenville ...
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 133 newspapers that have been published in the area around Glenville.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Glenville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Glenville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Glenville.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of Glenville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Glenville:
- Websites specific to Minnesota
- Pages specific to Freeborn County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dodge County
- Faribault County
- Mower County
- Steele County
- Waseca County
- Cerro Gordo County
- Mitchell County
- Winnebago County
- Worth County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Minnesota
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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Glenville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Glenville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |