Welcome to Glen Springs ...

Glen Springs is located in Lewis County<1>.

The location of Glen Springs has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Glen Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

A typical abbreviation for Glen Springs: Glen Spgs. (or less commonly used: Glen Spngs. or Glen Sprngs.)

Glen Springs is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Glen Springs lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Glen Springs and travel south, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The telephone area code for Glen Springs: (606)

Communities near Glen Springs ...

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

• Maysville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
  • Maysville is located in Mason County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,683 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maysville <4>
• West Union
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
  • West Union is located in Adams County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Union <4>
• Flemingsburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemingsburg
  • Flemingsburg is located in Fleming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,804 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flemingsburg <4>
• Manchester
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Adams County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <4>
• Aberdeen
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
  • Aberdeen is located in Brown County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,609 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <4>
• Vanceburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanceburg
  • Vanceburg is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vanceburg <4>
• Washington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Mason County
• Rome
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
  • Rome is located in Adams County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
• Concord
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Concord is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
• Burtonville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonville
  • Burtonville is located in Lewis County

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 Glen Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Glen Springs.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Glen Springs. 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 Glen Springs.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glen Springs ...

Looking for more information about Glen Springs? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Glen Springs, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Glen Springs.

Adding Glen Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Glen Springs 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 Glen Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Glen Springs post office opened in 1890.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Glen Springs.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/