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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 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 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.

Glendale is located in Trinity County.

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 Trinity County: Angelina, Cherokee, Houston, Polk, San Jacinto & Walker.

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:

  • Trinity County     (The home county of Glendale)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glendale, with the one closest to Glendale listed first.
    • Mill Town
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
      • Mill Town is located in Trinity County
    • Friday
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friday
      • Friday is located in Trinity County
    • Trinity
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Chita
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chita
      • Chita is located in Trinity County
    • Groveton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Pennington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
      • Pennington is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pennington <2>
    • Lacy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
      • Lacy is located in Trinity County
      • Lacy has also been known as:
      • Lacey
    • Sumpter ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sumpter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
      • Sumpter is located in Trinity County
    • Woodlake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake
      • Woodlake is located in Trinity County
    • Center Point ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
      • Center Point is located in Trinity County
    • Helmic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmic
      • Helmic is located in Trinity County
    • Centralia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centralia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
      • Centralia is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centralia <2>
  • Houston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glendale, with the one closest to Glendale listed first.
    • Holly
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
      • Holly is located in Houston County
    • Lovelady
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovelady have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelady
      • Lovelady is located in Houston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 623 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovelady <2>
    • Cooper
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooper have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
      • Cooper is located in Houston County
    • Crockett
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crockett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
      • Crockett is located in Houston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crockett <2>
    • Austonio
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austonio
      • Austonio is located in Houston County
    • Kennard
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
      • Kennard is located in Houston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennard <2>
    • Fog Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fog Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fog Town
      • Fog Town is located in Houston County
    • Hickory Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
      • Hickory Creek is located in Houston County
    • Porter Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Springs
      • Porter Springs is located in Houston County
    • Harrison Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Town
      • Harrison Town is located in Houston County
    • Ratcliff
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ratcliff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratcliff
      • Ratcliff is located in Houston County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ratcliff <2>
    • Belott
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belott
      • Belott is located in Houston County
  • Madison County
    • Midway
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glendale, with the one closest to Glendale listed first.
    • Onalaska
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onalaska have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onalaska
      • Onalaska is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,167 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onalaska <2>
    • Bold Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bold Springs
      • Bold Springs is located in Polk County
    • Corrigan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Leggett
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leggett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leggett
      • Leggett is located in Polk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leggett <2>
    • Seven Oaks
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
      • Seven Oaks is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
    • West Livingston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Livingston
      • West Livingston is located in Polk County
    • Moscow
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
      • Moscow is located in Polk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moscow <2>
    • Skinner Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skinner Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinner Town
      • Skinner Town is located in Polk County
    • Livingston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
      • Livingston is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,503 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <2>
  • San Jacinto County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glendale, with the one closest to Glendale listed first.
    • Oakhurst
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakhurst have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
      • Oakhurst is located in San Jacinto County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakhurst <2>
    • Point Blank
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Laurel Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
      • Laurel Hill is located in San Jacinto County
  • Walker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glendale, with the one closest to Glendale listed first.
    • Riverside
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Riverside is located in Walker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 547 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <2>
    • Kittrell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
      • Kittrell is located in Walker County
    • Dodge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
      • Dodge is located in Walker County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodge <2>
    • Huntsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of 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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Glendale.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Glendale. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Glendale and those printed in the larger area surrounding Glendale.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Glendale.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 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.

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 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.

  • Glendale Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glendale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glendale Cemetery
  • Saron Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saron Cemetery
  • Boontown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boontown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boontown Cemetery
  • White Rock Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dean Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dean Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dean Cemetery
  • Anderson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
  • Holly Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holly Cemetery
  • Ellis Prairie Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ellis Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellis Prairie Cemetery
  • New Zion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Zion Cemetery
  • Parker Ridge Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parker Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parker Ridge Cemetery
  • Foster Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foster Cemetery
  • Clapp Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clapp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clapp Cemetery
  • Continue List   (149 more) ...
    • Glenwood Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glenwood Cemetery
    • Cal Wooten Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cal Wooten Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cal Wooten Cemetery
    • Fodice Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fodice Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fodice Cemetery

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.<5>

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.

  • Saron
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saron
    • Saron is located in Trinity County
  • Trinity
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Holly
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
    • Holly is located in Houston County
  • Groveton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Lovelady
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovelady have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelady
    • Lovelady is located in Houston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 623 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovelady <2>
  • Riverside
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Riverside is located in Walker County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 547 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <2>
  • Josserand
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Josserand have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josserand
    • Josserand is located in Trinity County
  • Pennington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
    • Pennington is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pennington <2>
  • Antioch ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antioch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
    • Antioch is located in Houston County
  • Dodge
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
    • Dodge is located in Walker County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodge <2>
  • Point Blank
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Colita
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colita have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colita
    • Colita is located in Polk County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Carmona
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmona
      • Carmona is located in Polk County
    • Crockett
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crockett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
      • Crockett is located in Houston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crockett <2>
    • Centralia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centralia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
      • Centralia is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centralia <2>

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.

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

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>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- Glendale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Glendale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.0156, Longitude: -95.3015    
<4>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.
<5>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.




 

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