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Introduction ...

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

We've added Glencoe to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Glencoe, 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 Glencoe (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 Glencoe. 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 Glencoe is historic, it would have been located within present day Dodge County.

To see how the shape of Nebraska's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dodge County: Burt, Butler, Colfax, Cuming, Douglas, Saunders & Washington.

Below are the counties that are near Glencoe. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Glencoe:

  • Dodge County     (The home county of Glencoe)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glencoe, with the one closest to Glencoe listed first.
    • Dodge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Snyder
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Webster
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Webster is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
    • Crowell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Crowell is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowell
    • Scribner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • North Bend
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Hooper
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Uehling
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Winslow
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Ames
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Nickerson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Fontanelle
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Fontanelle is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanelle
    • Fremont
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Burt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glencoe, with the one closest to Glencoe listed first.
    • Oakland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Craig
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Lyons
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Bertha
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Bertha is located in Burt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
  • Butler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glencoe, with the one closest to Glencoe listed first.
    • Linwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Nimburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Nimburg is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimburg
    • Abie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Octavia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Octavia is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octavia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
    • Bruno
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Bellwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Colfax County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glencoe, with the one closest to Glencoe listed first.
    • Howells
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Rogers
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Rogers is located in Colfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
    • Clarkson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Schuyler
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Leigh
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Richland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Richland is located in Colfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
  • Cuming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glencoe, with the one closest to Glencoe listed first.
    • Monterey
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Monterey is located in Cuming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
    • Aloys
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Aloys is located in Cuming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aloys
    • West Point
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • West Point is located in Cuming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,237 people
      • West Point has also been known as:
      • Westpoint
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <2>
    • Beemer
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Wisner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Bancroft
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Platte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glencoe, with the one closest to Glencoe listed first.
    • Creston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Carriage House Estates
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Columbus
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Saunders County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glencoe, with the one closest to Glencoe listed first.
    • Morse Bluff
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Rescue ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Rescue is located in Saunders County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescue
    • Cedar Bluffs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Prague
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Woodcliff
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodcliff is located in Saunders County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcliff
    • Malmo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Colon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Stanton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glencoe, with the one closest to Glencoe listed first.
    • Pilger
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Stanton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glencoe, with the one closest to Glencoe listed first.
    • Admah ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Admah is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admah
    • Arlington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Glencoe, see our County-by-County Page for Glencoe.

Cemeteries Near Glencoe ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Glencoe.

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 Glencoe - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Glencoe covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Glencoe, with the one closest to Glencoe listed first.

  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Immanuel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • St. Peter's Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter's Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Peter's Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Snyder.
    • The St. Peter's Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Leo's Catholic Cemetery
    • St. Leo's Cemetery
    • Synder Cemeetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101461 <3>
  • Snyder Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Tabor Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Webster Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Wenceslaus Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Scribner Municipal Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Grove Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (126 more) ...
    • Manhattan Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Boniface Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • St.s Peter and Paul Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 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.

Glencoe itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 46 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Glencoe, with the one closest to Glencoe listed first.

  • Dodge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Webster
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Webster is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
  • Snyder
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Crowell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Crowell is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowell
  • Scribner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Monterey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Monterey is located in Cuming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
  • Howells
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Charles
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Charles is located in Cuming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
  • Heun
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Heun is located in Colfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heun
  • Rogers
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Rogers is located in Colfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
  • North Bend
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • West Point
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • West Point is located in Cuming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,237 people
    • West Point has also been known as:
    • Westpoint
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <2>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Clarkson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Morse Bluff
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Hooper
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Glencoe. See our List of 1890's Communities around Glencoe.

Newspapers Published in Glencoe ...

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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Glencoe.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Glencoe, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Glencoe.

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 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 Glencoe:

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 Glencoe, 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>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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Glencoe) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.