Welcome to Glass Rock ...

Glass Rock is located in Perry County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Glass Rock, 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.

Glass Rock is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Glass Rock is within the (740) area code.

Communities Also Named Glass Rock ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Glass Rock - it's located in Indiana.

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

Communities near Glass Rock ...

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

• Newark
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,664 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <4>
• Zanesville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zanesville
  • Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,193 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zanesville <4>
• Heath
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heath have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
  • Heath is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,035 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heath <4>
• Granville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
  • Granville is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granville <4>
• New Lexington
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
  • New Lexington is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,671 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Lexington <4>
• Baltimore
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baltimore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
  • Baltimore is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,026 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltimore <4>
• Buckeye Lake
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckeye Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye Lake
  • Buckeye Lake is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckeye Lake <4>
• Hebron
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Hebron is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hebron <4>
• Crooksville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crooksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooksville
  • Crooksville is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,476 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crooksville <4>
• South Zanesville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Zanesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Zanesville
  • South Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,095 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glass Rock ...

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

Adding Glass Rock to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Glass Rock on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Glass Rock.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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