Welcome to Glenarm ...

Glenarm is located in Sangamon County<1>.

The pronunciation of Glenarm: GLEN-ahrm<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Glenarm, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Glenarm is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Glenarm lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Glenarm: (217)

The ZIP code for Glenarm: 62536<4>

Communities Also Named Glenarm ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Glenarm - they are located in Kentucky, Maryland and Ontario.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Glenarm.

Communities near Glenarm ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Glenarm.

• Springfield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Sangamon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 113,671 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <5>
• Chatham
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatham have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
  • Chatham is located in Sangamon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatham <5>
• Taylorville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorville
  • Taylorville is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylorville <5>
• Sherman
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
  • Sherman is located in Sangamon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherman <5>
• Auburn
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in Sangamon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,591 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <5>
• Rochester
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochester have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
  • Rochester is located in Sangamon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester <5>
• Riverton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
  • Riverton is located in Sangamon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverton <5>
• Virden
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virden
  • Virden is located in Macoupin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,302 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virden <5>
• Pawnee
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
  • Pawnee is located in Sangamon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pawnee <5>
• Girard
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
  • Girard is located in Macoupin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,981 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Girard <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Glenarm. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Glenarm.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Glenarm. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Glenarm.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Glenarm. See our Newspapers Page for Glenarm.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glenarm ...

Looking for more information about Glenarm? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Glenarm, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Glenarm.

Adding Glenarm to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Glenarm in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Glenarm was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Glenarm post office opened in 1886.

We also found Glenarm in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Glenarm.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Sangamon County: www.co.sangamon.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov