Welcome to Glencoe ...

The city of Glencoe is located in Gallatin County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Glencoe, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1848.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Glencoe has a population of 370 people<3> (see below for details).

Glencoe is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Glencoe is located in the (859) area code.

The ZIP code for Glencoe: 41046<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Glencoe had an population of 370 people. This is an increase of 2.78% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 47.41% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Glencoe had a population of 360 people. This makes Glencoe the county's 2nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 360 people, the population of Glencoe increased 43.43% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 251 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Glencoe.

Communities Also Named Glencoe ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 37 communities that are also named Glencoe - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Mexico, North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Nova Scotia (3), Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Glencoe ...

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

• Union
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Union is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <6>
• Walton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
  • Walton is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walton <6>
• Williamstown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
  • Williamstown is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,939 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamstown <6>
• Crittenden
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crittenden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crittenden
  • Crittenden is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,925 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crittenden <6>
• Carrollton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
  • Carrollton is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,806 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrollton <6>
• Dry Ridge
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dry Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Ridge
  • Dry Ridge is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,207 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dry Ridge <6>
• Rising Sun
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rising Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
  • Rising Sun is located in Ohio County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rising Sun <6>
• Warsaw
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
  • Warsaw is located in Gallatin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <6>
• Vevay
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vevay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vevay
  • Vevay is located in Switzerland County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vevay <6>
• Owenton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owenton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owenton
  • Owenton is located in Owen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owenton <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glencoe ...

Looking for more information about Glencoe? 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 Glencoe, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Glencoe.

Adding Glencoe to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Glencoe 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 Glencoe was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Glencoe post office opened in 1848.

We also found Glencoe in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Glencoe.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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