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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 Oak (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 Oak. 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 Glen Oak ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

Another variation: Glenoak.

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

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Glen Oak is located in Marquette 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 Marquette County: Adams, Columbia, Green Lake & Waushara.

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

  • Marquette County     (The home county of Glen Oak)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glen Oak, with the one closest to Glen Oak listed first.
    • Montello
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Endeavor
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Endeavor is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endeavor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
    • Packwaukee
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Douglas Center
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Oxford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Germania
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Westfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Westfield is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,268 people
    • Neshkoro
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Neshkoro is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshkoro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
  • Adams County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glen Oak, with the one closest to Glen Oak listed first.
    • Pilot Knob ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Pilot Knob is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
    • Plainville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Easton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Adams
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Friendship
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Friendship is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glen Oak, with the one closest to Glen Oak listed first.
    • Pardeeville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Pardeeville is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardeeville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,053 people
    • Portage
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Wyocena
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Cambria
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Friesland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Friesland is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
    • Rio
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Rio is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
    • Wisconsin Dells
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Poynette
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Doylestown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Durwards Glen ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Otsego
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Englewood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Harmony Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Dodge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glen Oak, with the one closest to Glen Oak listed first.
    • Randolph
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Randolph is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
    • Fox Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Fox Lake is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,440 people
  • Fond du Lac County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glen Oak, with the one closest to Glen Oak listed first.
    • Fairwater
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Ripon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Metomen
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Brandon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Green Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glen Oak, with the one closest to Glen Oak listed first.
    • Marquette
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Marquette is located in Green Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquette
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
    • Kingston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Princeton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Markesan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Markesan is located in Green Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markesan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
    • Green Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Green Lake is located in Green Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
    • Utley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Berlin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Juneau County
    • Lyndon Station
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Lyndon Station is located in Juneau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon Station
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
  • Sauk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glen Oak, with the one closest to Glen Oak listed first.
    • Lake Delton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Baraboo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • West Baraboo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • West Baraboo is located in Sauk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baraboo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
    • Merrimac
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Merrimac is located in Sauk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
    • Moon Valley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Waushara County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glen Oak, with the one closest to Glen Oak listed first.
    • Rodney ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Rodney is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
    • Coloma
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Coloma is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
    • Silver Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Silver Lake is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
    • Wautoma
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Wautoma is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wautoma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,114 people
    • Lohrville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Lohrville is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lohrville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 389 people
    • Redgranite
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Morris
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Hancock
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Hancock is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
    • Wild Rose
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Glen Oak ...

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

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 Glen Oak - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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.<3>

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

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

  • Montello
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Packwaukee
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Harrisville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Harrisville is located in Marquette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
  • Douglas Center
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Belle Fountain
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Belle Fountain is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Fountain
  • Oxford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Marquette
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Marquette is located in Green Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquette
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
  • Germania
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Briggsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Briggsville is located in Marquette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
  • Kingston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Marcellon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Marcellon is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcellon
  • Princeton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Portage
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Pardeeville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Pardeeville is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardeeville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,053 people
    • Big Spring
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Big Spring is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring

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

Newspapers Published in Glen Oak ...

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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Glen Oak.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Glen Oak, 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 Glen Oak.

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 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 Glen Oak:

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- Glen Oak) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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 Oak, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.