Welcome to West Glenburn ...

West Glenburn is located in Penobscot County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Glenburn, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1841.

A typical abbreviation for West Glenburn: W. Glenburn

West Glenburn is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

West Glenburn is within the boundaries of the (207) area code.

Communities near West Glenburn ...

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

• Bangor
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
  • Bangor is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,998 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <4>
• Orono
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orono have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orono
  • Orono is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,636 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orono <4>
• Brewer
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer
  • Brewer is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,948 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brewer <4>
• Hampden
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden
  • Hampden is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampden <4>
• Old Town
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
  • Old Town is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,404 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Town <4>
• Hermon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermon
  • Hermon is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermon <4>
• Glenburn
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
  • Glenburn is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,567 people
• Winterport
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winterport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterport
  • Winterport is located in Waldo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,028 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winterport <4>
• Orrington
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orrington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrington
  • Orrington is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orrington <4>
• Newport
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Newport is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Glenburn ...

Looking for more information about West Glenburn? 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 West Glenburn, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Glenburn.

Adding West Glenburn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Glenburn 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 West Glenburn was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the West Glenburn post office opened in 1841.

We also found West Glenburn in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Glenburn.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/