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 Glenwood (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 Glenwood. 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 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.
Glenwood is located in McDowell County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of McDowell County: Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Mitchell, Rutherford & Yancey.
Below are the counties that are near Glenwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Glenwood:
- McDowell County (The home county of Glenwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenwood, with the one closest to Glenwood listed first.
- West Marion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Marion is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Marion
- Sugar Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Marion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Vein Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Vein Mountain is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vein Mountain
- Providence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Providence is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Patten
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Patten is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patten
- Nebo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mountain Home ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mountain Home is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Greenlee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greenlee is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Lackey Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lackey Town is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey Town
- Moffitt Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Moffitt Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt Hill
- Old Fort
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dendron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dendron is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dendron
- Avery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenwood, with the one closest to Glenwood listed first.
- Linville Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Stamey Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Stamey Town is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamey Town
- Crossnore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Plumtree
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pineola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Buncombe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenwood, with the one closest to Glenwood listed first.
- Ridgecrest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Montreat
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Black Mountain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Walkertown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Walkertown is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
- Swannanoa
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Fairview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Wilson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Wilson is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Rockview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rockview is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockview
- Azalea
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Azalea is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalea
- Riceville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Riceville is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Swannanoa Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Swannanoa Hills is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swannanoa Hills
- Barnardsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beech
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Beech is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenwood, with the one closest to Glenwood listed first.
- Brindletown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Brindletown is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brindletown
- Rollins ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rollins is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Parkhill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Parkhill is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkhill
- Linville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Linville is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
- Glen Alpine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Calvin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Calvin is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Salem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Salem is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Magnolia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Enola
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Enola is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Morganton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Yellow Gap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Yellow Gap is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Gap
- Chesterfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chesterfield is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Drexel
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Drexel is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenwood, with the one closest to Glenwood listed first.
- Muttenz ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Muttenz is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muttenz
- Adako
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Adako is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adako
- Pinehurst
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pinehurst is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
- Collettsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gamewell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
- Baton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Baton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton
- Mortimer ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mortimer is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortimer
- Abingdon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Abingdon is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Cajah's Mountain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cajah's Mountain is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cajah's Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,728 people
- Catawba County
- Cooksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cooksville is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenwood, with the one closest to Glenwood listed first.
- Cleveland Mills ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cleveland Mills is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Mills
- Casar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Olive Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Olive Grove is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Grove
- Delight
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Delight is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
- New House
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- New House is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New House
- Polkville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Polkville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Knob Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Knob Creek is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
- Campcall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Campcall is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campcall
- Kingstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kingstown is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Mooresboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mooresboro is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Belwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Belwood is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
- Lattimore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lattimore is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Lawndale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenwood, with the one closest to Glenwood listed first.
- Bat Cave
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bearwallow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bearwallow is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Gerton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Baxter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Baxter is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Dana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dana is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- U-No
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- U-No is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for U-No
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenwood, with the one closest to Glenwood listed first.
- Laurel Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Laurel Hill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- North Brook ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- North Brook is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brook
- Hulls Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
- Mitchell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenwood, with the one closest to Glenwood listed first.
- Grassy Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Grassy Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Altapass
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Altapass is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altapass
- Spruce Pine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Penland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bakersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenwood, with the one closest to Glenwood listed first.
- Mill Spring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lynn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lynn is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenwood, with the one closest to Glenwood listed first.
- Thermal City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Thermal City is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermal City
- Union Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Whitehouse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehouse is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Cuba ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cuba is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Otter Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Otter Creek is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
- Mount Pisgah ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Green Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Green Hill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Sunshine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sunshine is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Ruth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ruth is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Rutherfordton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Spindale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Washburn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Washburn is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Lake Lure
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Yancey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenwood, with the one closest to Glenwood listed first.
- Hamrick
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hamrick is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamrick
- Celo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Celo is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celo
- Murchison
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Murchison is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchison
- Newdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Newdale is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newdale
- Micaville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pensacola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pensacola is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensacola
- Low Gap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Low Gap is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Concord
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Double Island
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Double Island is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Island
- Burnsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Day Book
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Day Book is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Book
- Green Mountain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spartanburg County (SC)
- Brooklyn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Brooklyn is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Glenwood, see our County-by-County Page for Glenwood.
Cemeteries Near Glenwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Glenwood.
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 Glenwood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Glenwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Glenwood, with the one closest to Glenwood listed first.
- Glenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Glenwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Glenwood.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1516384 <2>
- Neal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ridgway Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Haney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lawing Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rocky Pass Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Pass Memorial Park
- The Rocky Pass Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Rocky Pass Cemetery
- Rocky Pass Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48621 <2>
- Hoover Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Court Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brackettown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dixon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (325 more) ...
- Glades Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Old Thermal City Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- McDowell Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 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>
While we didn't find Glenwood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Glenwood.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Glenwood, with the one closest to Glenwood listed first.
- Sugar Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Marion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Vein Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Vein Mountain is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vein Mountain
- Dysartsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dysartsville is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysartsville
- Nebo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Trio ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Trio is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trio
- Greenlee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greenlee is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Otter Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Otter Creek is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
- Cuba ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cuba is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Toms Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Toms Creek is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Creek
- Bridgewater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgewater is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Brindletown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Brindletown is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brindletown
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Golden ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Golden is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
- Rollins ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rollins is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Old Fort
(11 miles [17.7 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 Glenwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Glenwood.
Newspapers Published in Glenwood ...
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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Glenwood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Glenwood, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Glenwood.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Glenwood:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to McDowell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Avery County
- Buncombe County
- Burke County
- Caldwell County
- Catawba County
- Cleveland County
- Henderson County
- Lincoln County
- Mitchell County
- Polk County
- Rutherford County
- Yancey County
- Spartanburg County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
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 Glenwood, 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 from Point A (ie- Glenwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |