Welcome to Glenwood ...

Glenwood is located in Erie County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Glenwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

Glenwood is 1,190 feet [363 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Glenwood: (716)

Communities Also Named Glenwood ...

While we believe that this Glenwood is located in Erie County, we know of another 2 New York communities named Glenwood. Those communities are located in the following counties: Niagara and Westchester County.

Beyond New York, there are 89 communities that are also named Glenwood - they are located in Alabama (2), Alberta, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida (4), Georgia (4), Hawaii, Idaho (2), Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (4), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland (4), Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New Mexico, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina (6), Nova Scotia, Ohio (5), Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Oregon (3), Pennsylvania (5), Prince Edward Island, South Carolina (2), South Dakota, Tennessee (3), Texas (2), Utah, Virginia (5), Washington (3) and West Virginia (4).

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

Communities near Glenwood ...

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

• Lackawanna
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackawanna
  • Lackawanna is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lackawanna <4>
• Depew
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depew
  • Depew is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Depew <4>
• Lancaster
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,064 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <4>
• Hamburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
  • Hamburg is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamburg <4>
• East Aurora
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Aurora
  • East Aurora is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,165 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Aurora <4>
• Springville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
  • Springville is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springville <4>
• Orchard Park
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
  • Orchard Park is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orchard Park <4>
• Blasdell
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blasdell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blasdell
  • Blasdell is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blasdell <4>
• Gowanda
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowanda
  • Gowanda is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,524 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gowanda <4>
• Angola
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola
  • Angola is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,088 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angola <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 Glenwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Glenwood.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glenwood ...

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

Adding Glenwood to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Glenwood post office opened in 1850.

We also found Glenwood in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Glenwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Erie County: www.erie.gov/

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