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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 Glandon (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 Glandon. 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 southeast 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 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.

Glandon is located in Marathon County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Marathon County: Clark, Langlade, Lincoln, Portage, Shawano, Taylor, Waupaca & Wood.

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

  • Marathon County     (The home county of Glandon)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glandon, with the one closest to Glandon listed first.
    • Sunset
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Nutterville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Brokaw
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Brokaw is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokaw
      • Estimated population in 2018: 245 people
    • Ringle
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Wausau
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hatley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Weston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Weston is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,165 people
    • Taegesville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Schofield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Schofield is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schofield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,153 people
    • Norrie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Norrie is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrie
    • Rothschild
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Rothschild is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothschild
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,256 people
    • Naugart
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Langlade County
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glandon, with the one closest to Glandon listed first.
    • Dutch Corners ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Merrill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Merrill is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,990 people
    • Gleason
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Dudley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Irma
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Harrison
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Jeffris
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jeffris is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffris
    • Tomahawk
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Menominee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glandon, with the one closest to Glandon listed first.
    • Zoar
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Neopit
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Neopit is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neopit
  • Shawano County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glandon, with the one closest to Glandon listed first.
    • Aniwa
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Aniwa is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aniwa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
    • Birnamwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Eland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Mattoon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Mattoon is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattoon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
    • Wittenberg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Regina
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Almon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Bowler
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Bowler is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowler
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
    • Tigerton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Glandon ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Glandon.

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 Glandon - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Trinity Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Zions Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Chiber Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Mechanic Ridge Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Springbrook Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Forestville Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Forest View Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • St. James Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (82 more) ...
    • St. Boniface Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Rolling Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Zion Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)

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.<1>

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

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

  • Nutterville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hogarty
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hogarty is located in Marathon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogarty
  • Aniwa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Aniwa is located in Shawano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aniwa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
  • Elmhurst
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Elmhurst is located in Langlade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmhurst
  • Wausau
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Wausau Junction
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Wausau Junction is located in Marathon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausau Junction
  • Callon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Callon is located in Marathon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callon
  • Antigo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Taegesville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Hatley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Bloomville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Bloomville is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomville
  • Merrill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Merrill is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,990 people
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Schofield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Schofield is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schofield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,153 people
    • Birnamwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Norrie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Norrie is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrie

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

Newspapers Published in Glandon ...

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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Glandon.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Glandon, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Glandon.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Glandon:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Glandon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Glandon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.