Welcome to Glenada ...

Glenada is located in Lane County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Glenada, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Glenada is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Glenada lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Glenada: (541) and (458)<4>

Communities near Glenada ...

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

• Reedsport
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedsport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsport
  • Reedsport is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,103 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reedsport <5>
• Dunes City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunes City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunes City
  • Dunes City is located in Lane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,412 people
• Westlake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
  • Westlake is located in Lane County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westlake <5>
• Point Terrace
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Terrace
  • Point Terrace is located in Lane County
• Mapleton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
  • Mapleton is located in Lane County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mapleton <5>
• Gardiner
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardiner
  • Gardiner is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardiner <5>
• Swisshome
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swisshome
  • Swisshome is located in Lane County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swisshome <5>
• Umpqua City ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Umpqua City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umpqua City
  • Umpqua City is located in Douglas County
• Deadwood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadwood
  • Deadwood is located in Lane County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deadwood <5>
• Winchester Bay
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Bay
  • Winchester Bay is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester Bay <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glenada ...

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

Adding Glenada to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Glenada 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 Glenada was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Glenada post office opened in 1890.

We also found Glenada in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Glenada.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lane County: www.lanecounty.org/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/