Welcome to Glade Valley ...

Glade Valley is located in Alleghany County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Glade Valley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1911.

A typical abbreviation for Glade Valley: Glade Vly. (or less commonly used: Glade Vally. or Glade Vlly.)

Glade Valley is 2,760 feet [841 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Glade Valley is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

The telephone area code for Glade Valley: (336)

Communities near Glade Valley ...

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

• Galax
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galax
  • Galax is located in Galax City (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galax <4>
• Elkin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin
  • Elkin is located in Surry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,001 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkin <4>
• Sparta
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
  • Sparta is located in Alleghany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <4>
• Dobson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dobson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobson
  • Dobson is located in Surry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dobson <4>
• Independence
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Independence is located in Grayson County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 887 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <4>
• Fries
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fries
  • Fries is located in Grayson County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fries <4>
• Ronda
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ronda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronda
  • Ronda is located in Wilkes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ronda <4>
• Ennice
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ennice have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennice
  • Ennice is located in Alleghany County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ennice <4>
• Roaring Gap
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaring Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Gap
  • Roaring Gap is located in Alleghany County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roaring Gap <4>
• Abshers
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abshers
  • Abshers is located in Wilkes 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 Glade Valley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Glade Valley.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glade Valley ...

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

Adding Glade Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Glade Valley post office opened in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Glade Valley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/