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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Glenburg. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Glenburg to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Glenburg, 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 Glenburg (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 Glenburg. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Glenburg is historic, it would have been located within present day Defiance County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Defiance County: Allen (IN), DeKalb (IN), Henry, Paulding, Putnam & Williams.
Below are the counties that are near Glenburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Glenburg:
- Defiance County (The home county of Glenburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenburg, with the one closest to Glenburg listed first.
- Ney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brunersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brunersburg is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunersburg
- Williamstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Williamstown is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Sherwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Defiance
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jewell is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Ayersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ayersville is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayersville
- Hicksville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenburg, with the one closest to Glenburg listed first.
- Archbold
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Burlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Burlington is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eckley is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
- Eckley has also been known as:
- Eckley Station
- Pettisville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pettisville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettisville
- Fayette
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Wauseon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Thelma ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Thelma is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Powers ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Powers is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Powers has also been known as:
- Powers Station
- Inlet ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Inlet is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet
- Ritters ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ritters is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritters
- Plattston ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Plattston is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattston
- Advance
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Advance is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Oakshade
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Oakshade is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakshade
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenburg, with the one closest to Glenburg listed first.
- Ridgeville Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville Corners is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville Corners
- Okolona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Okolona is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okolona
- Okolona has also been known as:
- Okalona
- Florida
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Florida is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Napoleon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Holgate
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Bavaria
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Bavaria is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bavaria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Pleasant Bend
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Bend is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Bend
- Elery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elery
- Liberty Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Malinta
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Grelton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Grelton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grelton
- Hamler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Colton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Colton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
- Paulding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenburg, with the one closest to Glenburg listed first.
- Renollet ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Renollet is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renollet
- Emmett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Emmett is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
- Emmett has also been known as:
- Emerald Station
- Emerald
- New Rochester ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Rochester is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rochester
- Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Junction is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Cecil
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cecil is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Knoxdale ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxdale is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxdale
- Charloe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Charloe is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charloe
- Paulding
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fort Brown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fort Brown is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Brown
- Link ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Link is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Link
- Saint Andrews ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Saint Andrews is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
- Antwerp
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Broughton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Broughton is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenburg, with the one closest to Glenburg listed first.
- Hartsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hartsburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsburg
- Continental
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kieferville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kieferville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kieferville
- Dupont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Miller City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cloverdale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Van Wert County
- Scott
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Williams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenburg, with the one closest to Glenburg listed first.
- Stryker
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bryan
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pulaski
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pulaski is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Melbern
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Melbern is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbern
- West Unity
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Montpelier
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Holiday City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Holiday City is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Kunkle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kunkle is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
- Denmark ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Denmark is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Blakeslee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Edgerton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Alvordton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jim Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jim Town is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Town
- Wood County
- Grand Rapids
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Allen County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenburg, with the one closest to Glenburg listed first.
- Harlan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Edgerton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Edgerton is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Woodburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grabill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- DeKalb County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenburg, with the one closest to Glenburg listed first.
- Butler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Saint Joe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Spencerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Moore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Moore is located in DeKalb County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
- Concord
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in DeKalb County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Waterloo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Steuben County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenburg, with the one closest to Glenburg listed first.
- Alvarado
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Alvarado is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Hamilton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hamilton is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,595 people
- Russels Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Russels Point is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russels Point
- York
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- York is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Clear Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Lake is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Pleasant Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Lake is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
- Hillsdale County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenburg, with the one closest to Glenburg listed first.
- Buckeye ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Buckeye is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Waldron
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Waldron is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Prattville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Prattville is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
- Ransom
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ransom is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Frontier
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Frontier is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier
- Lickly Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lickly Corners is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickly Corners
- Shadyside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Shadyside is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
- Camden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Montgomery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Lenawee County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenburg, with the one closest to Glenburg listed first.
- Munson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Munson is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munson
- Morenci
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- North Morenci
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Morenci is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Morenci
- Canandaigua
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Canandaigua is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canandaigua
- Seneca
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Seneca is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Hudson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Weston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Weston is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Glenburg, see our County-by-County Page for Glenburg.
Cemeteries Near Glenburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Glenburg.
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 Glenburg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Glenburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Glenburg, with the one closest to Glenburg listed first.
- Buck Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Doll Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Evansport Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Old Evansport Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Boynton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Trinity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kibble Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Beaver Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- McCauley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New St. Johns Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old St. Johns Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (375 more) ...
- Lentz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Marysdale Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Defiance County Children Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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 Glenburg in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Glenburg.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Glenburg, with the one closest to Glenburg listed first.
- Evansport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stryker
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bryan
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pulaski
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pulaski is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Moats
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Moats is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moats
- Williams Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Williams Center is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Center
- Brunersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brunersburg is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunersburg
- Farmer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Farmer is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
- Sherwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Bend
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Bend is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Bend
- Adams Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Adams Ridge is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Ridge
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ridgeville Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville Corners is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville Corners
- Archbold
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Melbern
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Melbern is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbern
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Glenburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Glenburg.
Newspapers Published in Glenburg ...
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 106 newspapers that have been published in the area around Glenburg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Glenburg, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Glenburg.
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 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 Glenburg:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Defiance County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fulton County
- Henry County
- Paulding County
- Putnam County
- Van Wert County
- Williams County
- Wood County
- Allen County
- DeKalb County
- Steuben County
- Hillsdale County
- Lenawee County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
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 Glenburg, 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 '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- Glenburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |