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 Glenallen (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 Glenallen. 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.
Name Variations for Glenallen ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Other variations include: Glen Allan and Glen Allen.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Glenallen. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Glenallen.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Glenallen is located in Bollinger County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bollinger County: Cape Girardeau, Madison, Perry, Stoddard & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Glenallen. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Glenallen:
- Bollinger County (The home county of Glenallen)
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenallen, with the one closest to Glenallen listed first.
- Marble Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lutesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lutesville is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutesville
- Leopold
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leopold is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopold
- Grassy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grassy is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Laflin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Laflin is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laflin
- Seopus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Seopus is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seopus
- Buchanan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buchanan is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
- Patton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Zalma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Zalma is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalma
- Estimated population in 2016: 89 people
- Patton Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Patton Junction is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Junction
- Greenbrier
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Greenbrier is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Gipsy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gipsy is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gipsy
- Cape Girardeau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenallen, with the one closest to Glenallen listed first.
- Gravel Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gravel Hill is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Crump
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Crump is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Burfordville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Whitewater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Whitewater is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Millersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Allenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Allenville is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
- Cliff ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cliff is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff
- Green Cox
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Green Cox is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cox
- Delta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Delta is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <1>
- Randles
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Randles is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randles
- Gordonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Daisy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Daisy is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenallen, with the one closest to Glenallen listed first.
- Marquand
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marquand is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquand
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Cornwall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cornwall is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
- Cobalt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cobalt is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobalt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Millcreek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Millcreek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millcreek
- Fredericktown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Junction City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Junction City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
- Saco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Saco is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
- Mine La Motte
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mine La Motte is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mine La Motte
- Tin Mountain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tin Mountain is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin Mountain
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenallen, with the one closest to Glenallen listed first.
- Millheim
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Millheim is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
- Biehle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Biehle is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biehle
- Silver Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Silver Lake is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Uniontown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Uniontown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Longtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Longtown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Perryville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Eureka
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eureka is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Saint Francois County
- Knob Lick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Knob Lick is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Sainte Genevieve County
- Womack
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Womack is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenallen, with the one closest to Glenallen listed first.
- Perkins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Perkins is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
- Caney Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Caney Creek is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Creek
- Chaffee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oran
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kelso
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Scott City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- New Hamburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Hamburg is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hamburg
- Benton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Morley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Morley is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Vanduser
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vanduser is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanduser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Crowder
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crowder is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder
- Lambert
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lambert is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Population from the 2010 Census: 34 people
- Stoddard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenallen, with the one closest to Glenallen listed first.
- Advance
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brownwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Brownwood is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
- Painton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Painton is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painton
- Tillman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tillman is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillman
- Leora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Leora is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leora
- Bell City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bell City is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Puxico
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Guam ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Guam is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guam
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenallen, with the one closest to Glenallen listed first.
- Cascade
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cascade is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Lowndes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lowndes is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowndes
- Hiram
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hiram is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiram
- Clubb
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Clubb is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubb
- McGee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- McGee is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee
- Lodi
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lodi is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Shook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Shook is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shook
- Bounds
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bounds is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bounds
- Silva
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Silva is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silva
- Greenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brunot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Brunot is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunot
- Wappapello
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alexander County (IL)
- East Cape Girardeau
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- East Cape Girardeau is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cape Girardeau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Glenallen, see our County-by-County Page for Glenallen.
Cemeteries Near Glenallen ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Glenallen.
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 Glenallen - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Glenallen covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Glenallen, with the one closest to Glenallen listed first.
- Deck Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Myers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Deck Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Slaybaugh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaybaugh Cemetery
- The Slaybaugh Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lutesville Cemetery
- Buehler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Baker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hahn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marble Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Myers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shelton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (354 more) ...
- Cane Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- County Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- McMahan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Glenallen had a population of 87 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Glenallen had a population of 83 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Glenallen, with the one closest to Glenallen listed first.
- Lutesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lutesville is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutesville
- Marble Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bessville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bessville is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessville
- Leopold
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leopold is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopold
- Laflin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Laflin is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laflin
- Gravel Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gravel Hill is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Marquand
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marquand is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquand
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Buchanan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buchanan is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
- Crump
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Crump is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Zalma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Zalma is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalma
- Estimated population in 2016: 89 people
- Burfordville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Patton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Gravelton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gravelton is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelton
- Greenbrier
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Greenbrier is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Millersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Glenallen. See our List of 1890's Communities around Glenallen.
Newspapers Published in Glenallen ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Glenallen.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Glenallen, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Glenallen.
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 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 Glenallen:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Bollinger County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cape Girardeau County
- Madison County
- Perry County
- Saint Francois County
- Sainte Genevieve County
- Scott County
- Stoddard County
- Wayne County
- Alexander County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
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> | 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 Glenallen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Glenallen) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |