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Welcome to The Glen ...

The Glen is located in Warren County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of The Glen, 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.

The Glen is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for The Glen: (518)

Communities Also Named The Glen ...

While we believe that this The Glen is located in Warren County, we know of another 2 New York communities named The Glen. Those communities are located in the following counties: Montgomery and Saratoga County.

Beyond New York, there are 27 communities that are also named The Glen - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Kansas (2), Maryland (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire (2), New Mexico (2), North Carolina, Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Tennessee, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near The Glen ...

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

  • Lake George
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake George have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake George
    • Lake George is located in Warren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 918 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake George <4>
  • Johnsburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Riparius
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Wevertown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Athol
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Riverbank
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbank
    • Riverbank is located in Warren County
  • Warrensburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Brant Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brant Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant Lake
    • Brant Lake is located in Warren County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brant Lake <4>
  • Holcombville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holcombville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcombville
    • Holcombville is located in Warren County
  • Bolton Landing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for The Glen ...

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

Adding The Glen to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

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

The official website for Warren County: www.co.warren.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Warren, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around The Glen - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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