Welcome to Glenwood ...

Glenwood is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Glenwood is located in Upshur County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Glenwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

Glenwood is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Glenwood lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Glenwood: (903) and (430)<3>

Communities Also Named Glenwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Glenwood: This one is located in Upshur County and the other is located in Potter County.

Beyond Texas, 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, New York (3), 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), 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.

• Longview
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
  • Longview is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,728 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longview <4>
• Kilgore
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
  • Kilgore is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kilgore <4>
• Gladewater
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladewater
  • Gladewater is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,352 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gladewater <4>
• White Oak
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
  • White Oak is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Oak <4>
• Gilmer
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmer
  • Gilmer is located in Upshur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,188 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilmer <4>
• Hallsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
  • Hallsville is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hallsville <4>
• Big Sandy
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Sandy have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
  • Big Sandy is located in Upshur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,412 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Sandy <4>
• Ore City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore City
  • Ore City is located in Upshur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,254 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ore City <4>
• Lakeport
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeport have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeport
  • Lakeport is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 997 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeport <4>
• Clarksville City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville City
  • Clarksville City is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 945 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 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Glenwood, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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 on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Glenwood in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Glenwood post office opened in 1875.

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 Upshur County: www.countyofupshur.com/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/