Welcome to Glenn Springs ...

Glenn Springs is located in Spartanburg County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Glenn Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1838.

A typical abbreviation for Glenn Springs: Glenn Spgs. (or less commonly used: Glenn Spngs. or Glenn Sprngs.)

Glenn Springs is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Glenn Springs is within the (864) area code.

Communities Also Named Glenn Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Glenn Springs - it's located in Texas.

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

Communities near Glenn Springs ...

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

• Spartanburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartanburg
  • Spartanburg is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,317 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spartanburg <4>
• Union
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Union is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,535 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <4>
• Woodruff
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
  • Woodruff is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,507 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodruff <4>
• Lyman
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
  • Lyman is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyman <4>
• Duncan
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
  • Duncan is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncan <4>
• Wellford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellford
  • Wellford is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,774 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellford <4>
• Pacolet
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacolet
  • Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,604 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacolet <4>
• Cowpens
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
  • Cowpens is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,465 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowpens <4>
• Jonesville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
  • Jonesville is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <4>
• Pacolet Mills
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacolet Mills
  • Pacolet Mills is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacolet Mills <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 Glenn Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Glenn Springs.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glenn Springs ...

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

Adding Glenn Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Glenn Springs post office opened in 1838.

We also found Glenn Springs in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Glenn Springs.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Spartanburg County: www.co.spartanburg.sc.us/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/