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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Glendale. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Glendale to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Glendale, please Contact Us.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Glendale is historic, it would have been located within present day Attala 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 Attala County: Carroll, Choctaw, Holmes, Leake, Madison, Montgomery, Neshoba, Winston & Yazoo.

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:

  • Attala County     (The home county of Glendale)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glendale, with the one closest to Glendale listed first.
    • Ethel
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Ethel is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
    • Gregory ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Gregory is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
    • McCool
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • McCool is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
    • Kosciusko
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Langley ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Langley is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
    • Hesterville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Hesterville is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesterville
    • Zemuly
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Zemuly is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zemuly
    • Rocky Point
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Rocky Point is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
    • Auris ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Auris is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auris
    • Possumneck
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Possumneck is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumneck
    • Sallis
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Newport
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Newport is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Choctaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glendale, with the one closest to Glendale listed first.
    • Weir
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Weir is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weir <2>
    • French Camp
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Ackerman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bankston ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Bankston is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
    • Williams
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Williams is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
    • Reform
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Reform is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
  • Holmes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glendale, with the one closest to Glendale listed first.
    • West
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Durant
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Leake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glendale, with the one closest to Glendale listed first.
    • Coosa
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Coosa is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa
    • Redwater
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Redwater is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
    • Carthage
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Standing Pine
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Standing Pine is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Pine
    • Saint Ann
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Saint Ann is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ann
    • High Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • High Hill is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
    • Tuscola
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Tuscola is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
    • Walnut Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Montgomery County
    • Sibleyton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Sibleyton is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibleyton
      • Sibleyton has also been known as:
      • Sibleton
  • Neshoba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glendale, with the one closest to Glendale listed first.
    • Pearl River
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Pearl River is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
    • Hope
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Hope is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • Laurel Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Laurel Hill is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
    • Philadelphia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Dowdville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Dowdville is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowdville
    • Dixon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Dixon is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
    • Ocobla
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Ocobla is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocobla
    • Bogue Chitto
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
    • Tucker
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Tucker is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
    • Neshoba
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Neshoba is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshoba
  • Noxubee County
    • Hashuqua ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Hashuqua is located in Noxubee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hashuqua
  • Oktibbeha County
    • Sturgis
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Winston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glendale, with the one closest to Glendale listed first.
    • Hinze
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Hinze is located in Winston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
    • Vowell
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Vowell is located in Winston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
    • Plattsburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Plattsburg is located in Winston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
    • Noxapater
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Louisville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Randalls Bluff ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Randalls Bluff is located in Winston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalls Bluff
    • Handle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Handle is located in Winston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
    • Fearns Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Fearns Springs is located in Winston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearns Springs

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.

  • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • East County Line Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Doty Springs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Nebo Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Vowell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Rural Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Kelly Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Kelley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Wood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Smallwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (415 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.

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.

  • Vowell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Vowell is located in Winston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
  • Hinze
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Hinze is located in Winston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
  • Rural Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rural Hill is located in Winston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
  • Newtonville ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Newtonville is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
  • Rome
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Rome is located in Winston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
  • Smyrna
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Smyrna is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
  • Alice
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Alice is located in Neshoba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
  • Ethel
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ethel is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
  • Marydell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Marydell is located in Leake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
  • Plattsburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Plattsburg is located in Winston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
  • McCool
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • McCool is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
  • Renfroe
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Renfroe is located in Leake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfroe
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Coosa
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Coosa is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa
    • Kosciusko
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Edinburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Edinburg is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg

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 41 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]<3>. 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 start 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 Glendale:

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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- Glendale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.