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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 Glen Rose (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 Glen Rose. 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 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.

Glen Rose is located in Somervell County and is the County Seat.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Somervell County: Bosque, Erath, Hamilton, Hood & Johnson.

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

  • Somervell County     (The home county of Glen Rose)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glen Rose, with the one closest to Glen Rose listed first.
    • Rainbow
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainbow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow
      • Rainbow is located in Somervell County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainbow <2>
    • Glass
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Nemo
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nemo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
      • Nemo is located in Somervell County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nemo <2>
  • Bosque County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glen Rose, with the one closest to Glen Rose listed first.
    • Eulogy
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Walnut Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Springs
      • Walnut Springs is located in Bosque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Springs <2>
    • Kimball
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Morgan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Iredell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iredell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iredell
      • Iredell is located in Bosque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iredell <2>
    • Kopperl
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakeside Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
      • Lakeside Village is located in Bosque County
    • Meridian
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meridian have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
      • Meridian is located in Bosque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,502 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meridian <2>
  • Erath County
  • Hamilton County
  • Hill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glen Rose, with the one closest to Glen Rose listed first.
    • Blum
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blum
      • Blum is located in Hill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blum <2>
    • Huron ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
      • Huron is located in Hill County
    • Covington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
      • Covington is located in Hill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <2>
  • Hood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glen Rose, with the one closest to Glen Rose listed first.
    • Hill City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
      • Hill City is located in Hood County
    • Fort Spunky
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Paluxy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paluxy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paluxy
      • Paluxy is located in Hood County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paluxy <2>
    • Pecan Plantation
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecan Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Plantation
      • Pecan Plantation is located in Hood County
    • DeCordova
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Granbury
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Tolar
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Acton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Brazos Bend
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brazos Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Bend
      • Brazos Bend is located in Hood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
    • Oak Trail Shores
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Trail Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Trail Shores
      • Oak Trail Shores is located in Hood County
    • Cresson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cresson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresson
      • Cresson is located in Hood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cresson <2>
    • Lipan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lipan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipan
      • Lipan is located in Hood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lipan <2>
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glen Rose, with the one closest to Glen Rose listed first.
    • Bono
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bono. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
      • Bono is located in Johnson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bono
      • From Glen Rose to Bono
    • Godley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Cleburne
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Rio Vista
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Joshua
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joshua have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua
      • Joshua is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,202 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joshua <2>
    • Parker
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Keene
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keene have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
      • Keene is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,588 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keene <2>
    • Coyote Flats
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Cuba
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cuba. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
      • Cuba is located in Johnson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cuba
      • From Glen Rose to Cuba
    • Cross Timber
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Egan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Egan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan
      • Egan is located in Johnson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Egan
      • From Glen Rose to Egan
  • Parker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glen Rose, with the one closest to Glen Rose listed first.
    • Dennis
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Annetta South
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annetta South have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta South
      • Annetta South is located in Parker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 579 people

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

Cemeteries Near Glen Rose ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Glen Rose.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Squaw Creek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Squaw Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Squaw Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oldham Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oldham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oldham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ward Branch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ward Branch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ward Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Post Oak Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Post Oak Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Post Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lanham Mill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lanham Mill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lanham Mill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Davis Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Glass Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mitchell Bend Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mitchell Bend Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mitchell Bend Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Nancy Smith Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nancy Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nancy Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hill Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Brazos Point Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (123 more) ...
    • Stanford Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stanford Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stanford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Brooks Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brooks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brooks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Nichols Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nichols Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nichols Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Glen Rose had a population of 400 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Glen Rose had a population of 2,736 people.

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

  • Eulogy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Georges Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georges Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Creek
    • Georges Creek is located in Somervell County
  • Brazos Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brazos Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Point
    • Brazos Point is located in Bosque County
  • Fort Spunky
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Paluxy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paluxy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paluxy
    • Paluxy is located in Hood County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paluxy <2>
  • Chalk Mountain
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Freeland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland
    • Freeland is located in Johnson County
  • Walnut Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Springs
    • Walnut Springs is located in Bosque County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Springs <2>
  • Tolar
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Granbury
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Bono
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bono. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
    • Bono is located in Johnson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Bono
    • From Glen Rose to Bono
  • Acton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Thorp Spring
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorp Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorp Spring
      • Thorp Spring is located in Hood County
    • Morgan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Kimball
      (17 miles [27.4 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 Glen Rose. See our List of 1890's Communities around Glen Rose.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Glen Rose ...

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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Glen Rose.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Glen Rose. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Glen Rose and those printed in the larger area surrounding Glen Rose.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4> of Glen Rose.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Glen Rose:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Glen Rose. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Somervell County: www.glenrose.org/glenrose/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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- Glen Rose) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Glen Rose. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2356, Longitude: -97.7558    
<5>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.
<6>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 Glen Rose, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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