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 Glen Allan (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 Glen Allan. 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 Glen Allan ...
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.
Another variation: Glen Allen.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Glen Allan. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Glen Allan.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Glen Allan is located in Washington County.
To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washington County: Chicot (AR), Bolivar, Humphreys, Issaquena, Sharkey & Sunflower.
Below are the counties that are near Glen Allan. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Glen Allan:
- Washington County (The home county of Glen Allan)
- The following are listed by their distance from Glen Allan, with the one closest to Glen Allan listed first.
- Hampton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hampton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Byrne City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Byrne City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrne City
- James
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- James is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Forrest City ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Forrest City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest City
- Overby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Overby is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overby
- Avon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Avon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Hollandale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Willet
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Willet is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willet
- Arcola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Arcola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Murphy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Murphy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Wilmot
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Wilmot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Greenville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hinds County
- Delta City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Delta City is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta City
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glen Allan, with the one closest to Glen Allan listed first.
- Gooden Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Gooden Lake is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooden Lake
- Louise
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Louise is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Isola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Isola is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
- Issaquena County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glen Allan, with the one closest to Glen Allan listed first.
- Booth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Booth is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
- Mayersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mayersville is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
- Tallula
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Tallula is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallula
- Valley Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Valley Park is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
- Chotard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Chotard is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chotard
- Sharkey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glen Allan, with the one closest to Glen Allan listed first.
- Lorenzen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lorenzen is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenzen
- Panther Burn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Panther Burn is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Burn
- Nitta Yuma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Nitta Yuma is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitta Yuma
- Mont Helena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mont Helena is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Helena
- Riverside Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside Junction is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Junction
- Rolling Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Anguilla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cary
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cary is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Richey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Richey is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richey
- Issaquena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Issaquena is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Issaquena
- Auter
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Auter is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auter
- Blanton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Blanton is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Sunflower County
- New Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- New Town is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Yazoo County
- Kearney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kearney is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney
- Ashley County (AR)
- Parkdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Chicot County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Glen Allan, with the one closest to Glen Allan listed first.
- Eudora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Carroll Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Glen Allan, with the one closest to Glen Allan listed first.
- Lake Providence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Transylvania
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- West Carroll Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Glen Allan, with the one closest to Glen Allan listed first.
- Kilbourne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Forest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Forest is located in West Carroll Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest <1>
- Fiske
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fiske is located in West Carroll Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiske
- Pioneer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Glen Allan, see our County-by-County Page for Glen Allan.
Cemeteries Near Glen Allan ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Glen Allan.
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 Glen Allan - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Glen Allan covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Glen Allan, with the one closest to Glen Allan listed first.
- Canaan Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Metcalfe Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Old St. Paul Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Golden Link Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cameta Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Georgia Bend Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Weathers Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Centrana Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vicks Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (101 more) ...
- Vickland Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Graymound Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Glen Allan had a population of 250 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Glen Allan, with the one closest to Glen Allan listed first.
- Hampton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hampton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Grace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Grace is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Erwin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Erwin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
- Chatham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chatham is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Longwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Longwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Mayersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mayersville is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
- Lorenzen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lorenzen is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenzen
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sterling is located in Chicot County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Panther Burn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Panther Burn is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Burn
- Robertdale ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Robertdale is located in East Carroll Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertdale
- Nitta Yuma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Nitta Yuma is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitta Yuma
- Percy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Percy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percy
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Pilcher Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pilcher Point is located in East Carroll Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilcher Point
- Lake Washington ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lake Washington is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Washington
- Brunett ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brunett is located in East Carroll Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunett
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Glen Allan. See our List of 1890's Communities around Glen Allan.
Newspapers Published in Glen Allan ...
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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Glen Allan.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Glen Allan, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Glen Allan.
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 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 Glen Allan:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hinds County
- Humphreys County
- Issaquena County
- Sharkey County
- Sunflower County
- Yazoo County
- Ashley County
- Chicot County
- East Carroll Parish
- West Carroll Parish
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
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 Glen Allan, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Glen Allan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |