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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 Glenn Heights (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 Glenn Heights. 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.

Name Variations for Glenn Heights ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Glenn Heights: Glenn Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Glenn Heights. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Glenn Heights.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 southeast 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 south.

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 south 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.

Glenn Heights is primarily located in Dallas County. A portion of Glenn Heights extends into Ellis County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dallas County: Collin, Denton, Ellis, Kaufman, Rockwall & Tarrant.

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

  • Dallas County     (The home county of Glenn Heights)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glenn Heights, with the one closest to Glenn Heights listed first.
    • DeSoto
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Ovilla
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Shamrock
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Shamrock is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
    • Lancaster
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Duncanville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Ferris
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Wilmer
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Lisbon ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Lisbon is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Hutchins
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Cockrell Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jim Town ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jim Town is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Town
      • Jim Town has also been known as:
      • Jimtown
  • Collin County
    • Carrollton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Ellis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glenn Heights, with the one closest to Glenn Heights listed first.
    • Oak Leaf
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Oak Leaf is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Leaf
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
    • Red Oak
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Sterrett
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Sterrett is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterrett
    • Pecan Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Pecan Hill is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 714 people
    • Sardis
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Sardis is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
    • Midlothian
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Waxahachie
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Ike
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Ike is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ike
    • Britton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Britton is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton
    • Boyce
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Boyce is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
    • Palmer
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Mansfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glenn Heights, with the one closest to Glenn Heights listed first.
    • Lillian
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Alvarado
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Briaroaks
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Briaroaks is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briaroaks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
    • Egan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Egan is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan
    • Grandview
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Burleson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Cross Timber
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Cross Timber is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timber
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
    • Coyote Flats
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Coyote Flats is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote Flats
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
    • Cuba
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Cuba is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
    • Crowley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Keene
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Keene is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,588 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keene <1>
  • Kaufman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glenn Heights, with the one closest to Glenn Heights listed first.
    • Crandall
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Rosser
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Forney
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cottonwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Cottonwood is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
    • Scurry
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Talty
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Talty is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talty
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,883 people
    • Grays Prairie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Grays Prairie is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Prairie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
    • Lone Star
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Lone Star is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
    • Heath
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Heath is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,718 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heath <1>
  • Navarro County
    • Rice
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Rice is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 983 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rice <1>
  • Tarrant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glenn Heights, with the one closest to Glenn Heights listed first.
    • Johnsons Station
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Johnsons Station is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Station
    • Arlington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Dalworthington Gardens
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Pantego
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • University Park Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Kennedale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Rendon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Rendon is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendon
    • Retta
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Retta is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retta
    • Euless
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Bedford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Everman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Forest Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Glenn Heights ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Glenn Heights.

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 Glenn Heights - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Vincent Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Red Oak Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Rhodes Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Rawlins Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Wheatland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Bells Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bell Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Edgewood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Trees Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Bethel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Graves Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (188 more) ...
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Sardis Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Douglas Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)

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.<2>

While we didn't find Glenn Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Glenn Heights.

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

  • Ovilla
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Red Oak
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • DeSoto
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Sterrett
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Sterrett is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterrett
  • Lancaster
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Duncanville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sardis
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Sardis is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
  • Midlothian
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Waxahachie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Ferris
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Wilmer
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Hutchins
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lisbon ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Lisbon is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Oak Cliff
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Oak Cliff is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Cliff

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Glenn Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Glenn Heights.

Newspapers Published in Glenn Heights ...

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 272 newspapers that have been published in the area around Glenn Heights.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Glenn Heights, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Glenn Heights.

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 helpful 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 Glenn Heights:

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>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 Glenn Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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- Glenn Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.