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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 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 Washington County.

To see how the shape of Oregon'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: Clackamas, Clatsop, Columbia, Multnomah, Tillamook & Yamhill.

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:

  • Washington County     (The home county of Glenwood)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glenwood, with the one closest to Glenwood listed first.
    • Buxton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Manning
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Timber
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Gales Creek
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Banks
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Banks is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,034 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Banks <1>
    • Kansas City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Kansas City is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
    • Watts
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Watts is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
    • Christie ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Christie is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
      • Christie has also been known as:
      • Carstens
    • Mountaindale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Mountaindale is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountaindale
    • Forest Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Centerville ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Centerville is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Cornelius
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Dilley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Dilley is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilley
  • Clackamas County
    • Tualatin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Clatsop County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glenwood, with the one closest to Glenwood listed first.
    • Vinemaple
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Vinemaple is located in Clatsop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinemaple
    • Jewell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jewell is located in Clatsop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glenwood, with the one closest to Glenwood listed first.
    • Keasey
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Keasey is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keasey
    • Vernonia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Pittsburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Pittsburg is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
    • Scappoose
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Warren
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Fishhawk ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Fishhawk is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishhawk
    • Saint Helens
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Columbia City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Deer Island
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Multnomah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glenwood, with the one closest to Glenwood listed first.
    • Burlington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Burlington is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
    • Vanport City ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Vanport City is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanport City
    • Albina
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Albina is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albina
    • Portland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Hillsdale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Hillsdale is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
  • Tillamook County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glenwood, with the one closest to Glenwood listed first.
    • Ryan's Camp ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Ryan's Camp is located in Tillamook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan's Camp
      • Ryan's Camp has also been known as:
      • Idiotville
    • Jordan Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jordan Creek is located in Tillamook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Creek
    • Foss
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Foss is located in Tillamook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foss
    • Fairview
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Fairview is located in Tillamook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Wheeler
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Tillamook
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Nehalem
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Yamhill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glenwood, with the one closest to Glenwood listed first.
    • Cove Orchard
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Cove Orchard is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Orchard
    • Yamhill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Carlton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Newberg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lafayette
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Saint Joseph
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Saint Joseph is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
    • Dundee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • McMinnville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Clark County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glenwood, with the one closest to Glenwood listed first.
    • Felida
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Felida is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felida
    • Sara
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Sara is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sara
    • Ridgefield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Shore
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Lake Shore is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
    • Hazel Dell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Vancouver
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Minnehaha
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Minnehaha is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnehaha
    • Salmon Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Salmon Creek is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Creek
    • Woodland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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.

  • Hayward Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Buxton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Gales Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Union Point Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Purdin Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Francis Catholic Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Mountain View Memorial Gardens
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Visitation Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Raffety Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • North Cemetery of Clear Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Forest View Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (106 more) ...
    • Harrison Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Arcade Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Cherry Grove Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Glenwood had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Buxton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Gales Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Manning
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Greenville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenville is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Forest Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mountaindale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Mountaindale is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountaindale
  • Centerville ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Centerville is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Cornelius
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Glencoe
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Glencoe is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
  • Dixie ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Dixie is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
  • Keasey
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Keasey is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keasey
  • Gaston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Vernonia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Newton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Newton is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
    • Hillsboro
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)

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 64 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 26 miles [41.8 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 begin with 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 Glenwood:

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'.