Welcome to Glencairn ...

Glencairn is located in Tioga County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Glencairn, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Glencairn is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Glencairn is located in the (607) area code.

Websites for Glencairn ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.tiogachamber.com/

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

Communities Also Named Glencairn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Glencairn - they are located in Kentucky (2), Manitoba, Ontario and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Glencairn ...

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

• Elmira
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
  • Elmira is located in Chemung County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,045 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmira <4>
• Horseheads
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseheads
  • Horseheads is located in Chemung County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,244 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horseheads <4>
• Sayre
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
  • Sayre is located in Bradford County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sayre <4>
• Waverly
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Waverly is located in Tioga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,110 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <4>
• Owego
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owego have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owego
  • Owego is located in Tioga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,823 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owego <4>
• Elmira Heights
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmira Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira Heights
  • Elmira Heights is located in Chemung County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,747 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmira Heights <4>
• Athens
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Athens is located in Bradford County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,180 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <4>
• South Waverly
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Waverly
  • South Waverly is located in Bradford County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people
• Newark Valley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Valley
  • Newark Valley is located in Tioga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark Valley <4>
• Candor
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
  • Candor is located in Tioga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 785 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Candor <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 Glencairn. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Glencairn.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glencairn ...

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

Adding Glencairn to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Glencairn post office opened in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Glencairn.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Tioga County: www.tiogacountyny.com/

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