Welcome to Glory ...
Glory is located Glory is located in Lamar County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Glory, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881. Glory is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Glory lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Telephone area codes for Glory: (903) & (430)<3> Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Glory - they are located in Florida, Georgia, Iowa and Minnesota. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Glory. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Glory. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Glory. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Glory. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Glory. 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 Glory. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Glory. See our Newspapers Page for Glory. Looking for more information about Glory? 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 Glory, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Glory. We originally found mention of Glory 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 Glory was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911). We also found Glory in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Glory post office opened in 1881.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Glory.
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Glory. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Lamar County: www.co.lamar.tx.us/ The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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Footnotes ...
<1> If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Lamar, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. <2> The elevation is an estimate for the area around Glory - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. <3> Area code (430) is an overlay for area code (903). <4> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. <5> The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. <6> A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/