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 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Glendale is located in Lawrence County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lawrence County: Lauderdale (AL), Giles, Lewis, Maury & Wayne.
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:
- Lawrence County (The home county of Glendale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Glendale, with the one closest to Glendale listed first.
- Busby
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Busby is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Loretto
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leoma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Liberty Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,825 people
- Rascal Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rascal Town is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rascal Town
- Saint Joseph
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Westpoint
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Westpoint is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpoint
- Fall River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Lawrenceburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Appleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- New Prospect
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Prospect is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
- Iron City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Iron City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Flatwoods
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Flatwoods is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glendale, with the one closest to Glendale listed first.
- Minor Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Minor Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Anthony Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Anthony Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Hill
- Bodenham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bodenham is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodenham
- Weakley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Weakley is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weakley
- Stella
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Stella is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Green Field
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Green Field is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Field
- Liberty Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Wales
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wales is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
- Gordon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Gordon is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,192 people
- Pulaski
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Campbellsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Campbellsville is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
- Prospect
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Olivet
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Olivet is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,350 people
- Lewis County
- Voorhies
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Voorhies is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,476 people
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glendale, with the one closest to Glendale listed first.
- Screamer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Screamer is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
- Enterprise
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Enterprise is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Southport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Southport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,110 people
- Frierson Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Frierson Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frierson Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 923 people
- Jonesboro ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jonesboro is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,238 people
- Scotts Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Scotts Mill is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 983 people
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glendale, with the one closest to Glendale listed first.
- Corning ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Corning is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,210 people
- Collinwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Collinwood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
- Whittens Stand ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Whittens Stand is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittens Stand
- Waynesboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cypress Inn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cypress Inn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Inn
- Ashland Ford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland Ford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,674 people
- Slickrock Ford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Slickrock Ford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 179 people
- Sorby ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sorby is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorby
- Colbert County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Glendale, with the one closest to Glendale listed first.
- Ford City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ford City is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- Davidsons Cross Roads ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Davidsons Cross Roads is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidsons Cross Roads
- Wilson Dam
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson Dam is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Dam
- Nitrate City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Nitrate City is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitrate City
- Muscle Shoals
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Florence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Florence is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Florence
- Leighton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sheffield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Furnace Hill ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Furnace Hill is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- Lauderdale County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Glendale, with the one closest to Glendale listed first.
- Belew ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Belew is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belew
- Lexington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Slabtown ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Slabtown is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Arkdell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Arkdell is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdell
- Comer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Comer is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Bethel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Green Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Green Hill is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Corum ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Corum is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corum
- Anderson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Atlas ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Atlas is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Pruitton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pruitton is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitton
- Cedar Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cedar Hill is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Arnot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arnot is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnot
- Lawrence County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Glendale, with the one closest to Glendale listed first.
- Wheeler Dam Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wheeler Dam Village is located in Lawrence County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Dam Village
- Red Bank
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Red Bank is located in Lawrence County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Town Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Courtland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- North Courtland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- North Courtland is located in Lawrence County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Limestone County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Glendale, with the one closest to Glendale listed first.
- Lester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lester is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Clifton ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Cairo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cairo is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Lentzville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lentzville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentzville
- Pettusville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
- Elkmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Hay's Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Ripley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ripley is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
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.
- Blue Water Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Center Point Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Center Point Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the south of Leoma.
- The Center Point Cemetery has also been known as:
- Center Point UMC Cemetery
- Centerpoint Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2130387 <3>
- Center Point Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Center Point Baptist Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the south of Leoma.
- The Center Point Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Center Point Cemetery
- Centerpoint Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188178 <3>
- Fuller Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Restview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bishop Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Freemon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Loretto Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Loretto Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (856 more) ...
- Home Sweet Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sam Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Belew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<4>
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.
- Busby
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Busby is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Pleasant Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
- Loretto
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dustin ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dustin is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dustin
- Knob Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Knob Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
- Saint Joseph
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Belew ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Belew is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belew
- Westpoint
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Westpoint is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpoint
- Lexington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fall River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Lawrenceburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pinkney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pinkney is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkney
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Appleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Wayland Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wayland Springs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland Springs
- Iron City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Iron City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
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 26 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 9 miles [14.5 km]<2>. 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 like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Lawrence County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Giles County
- Lewis County
- Maury County
- Wayne County
- Colbert County
- Lauderdale County
- Lawrence County
- Limestone County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Glendale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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. |