Welcome to Glyndon ...

Glyndon is located in Baltimore County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Glyndon, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Glyndon is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Glyndon: (410), (443)<4> and (667)

The ZIP code for Glyndon: 21071<5>

Websites for Glyndon ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.baltcountycc.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Glyndon, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Glyndon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Glyndon - they are located in Minnesota and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Glyndon ...

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

• Baltimore
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
  • Baltimore is located in Baltimore City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 586,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltimore <6>
• Westminster
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westminster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
  • Westminster is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westminster <6>
• Mount Airy
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
  • Mount Airy is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Airy <6>
• Hampstead
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampstead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
  • Hampstead is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampstead <6>
• Manchester
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <6>
• Sykesville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sykesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykesville
  • Sykesville is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sykesville <6>
• New Windsor
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Windsor
  • New Windsor is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,404 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Windsor <6>
• Finksburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Finksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finksburg
  • Finksburg is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Finksburg <6>
• Fowblesburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowblesburg
  • Fowblesburg is located in Baltimore County
• Owings Mills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owings Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owings Mills
  • Owings Mills is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owings Mills <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 Glyndon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Glyndon.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glyndon ...

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

Adding Glyndon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Glyndon 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 Glyndon was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Glyndon on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Maryland (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Glyndon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Baltimore County: www.co.ba.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/