Welcome to Glenfield ...

Glenfield is located in the Adirondacks.

Glenfield is located in Lewis County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Glenfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Glenfield is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Glenfield: (315)

Communities Also Named Glenfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Glenfield - they are located in Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ontario and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Glenfield ...

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

• Lowville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowville
  • Lowville is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,293 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowville <4>
• Boonville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonville
  • Boonville is located in Oneida County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,971 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boonville <4>
• Copenhagen
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copenhagen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
  • Copenhagen is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Copenhagen <4>
• Port Leyden
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Leyden
  • Port Leyden is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Leyden <4>
• Croghan
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Croghan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croghan
  • Croghan is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Croghan <4>
• Lyons Falls
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Falls
  • Lyons Falls is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons Falls <4>
• Castorland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castorland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castorland
  • Castorland is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castorland <4>
• Constableville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constableville
  • Constableville is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Constableville <4>
• Turin
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turin
  • Turin is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turin <4>
• Watson
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
  • Watson is located in Lewis 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 Glenfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Glenfield.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glenfield ...

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

Adding Glenfield to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Glenfield post office opened in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Glenfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lewis County: www.lewiscountyny.org/

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