Welcome to Glenn ...

Glenn is located in Horry County<1>.

The location of Glenn 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, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

Glenn is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Glenn: (843)

Communities Also Named Glenn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Glenn - they are located in California, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Manitoba, Michigan, Missouri (2), Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Texas and Utah.

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

Communities near Glenn ...

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

• Conway
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
  • Conway is located in Horry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway <4>
• Tabor City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor City
  • Tabor City is located in Columbus County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tabor City <4>
• Chadbourn
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadbourn
  • Chadbourn is located in Columbus County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chadbourn <4>
• Brunswick
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
  • Brunswick is located in Columbus County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <4>
• Aynor
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aynor
  • Aynor is located in Horry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 978 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aynor <4>
• Fair Bluff
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
  • Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
• Nichols
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
  • Nichols is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nichols <4>
• Cerro Gordo
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cerro Gordo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
  • Cerro Gordo is located in Columbus County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
• Daisy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
  • Daisy is located in Horry County
• Finklea
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Finklea have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finklea
  • Finklea is located in Horry 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 Glenn. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Glenn.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glenn ...

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

Adding Glenn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Glenn in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Glenn was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Glenn post office opened in 1907.

We also found Glenn on a map titled Rand McNally Map of South Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Glenn.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Horry County: www.horrycounty.org/

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