Welcome to Glendoyle ...
So far, we found very little information about Glendoyle. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Glendoyle to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Glendoyle, please Contact Us.
Glendoyle would have been located within present day Dinwiddie County<2>.
The location of Glendoyle has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Glendoyle, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Glendoyle is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Glendoyle was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Glendoyle would have been located in the (804) area code.
Communities near Glendoyle ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Glendoyle.
- Petersburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Petersburg is located in Petersburg City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,446 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <5>
- Colonial Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Heights
- Colonial Heights is located in Colonial Heights City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,205 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonial Heights <5>
- Jarratt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarratt
- Jarratt is located in Greensville County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jarratt <5>
- McKenney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenney
- McKenney is located in Dinwiddie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKenney <5>
- Stony Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Stony Creek is located in Sussex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stony Creek <5>
- Addison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Maitland Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maitland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
- Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Grant Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Matoaca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaca
- Matoaca is located in Chesterfield County
- Darvills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darvills
- Darvills is located in Dinwiddie 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 Glendoyle. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Glendoyle.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Glendoyle. 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 Glendoyle.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Glendoyle. See our Newspapers Page for Glendoyle.
Adding Glendoyle to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Glendoyle 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 Glendoyle was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Glendoyle post office opened in 1890.
We also found Glendoyle in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Glendoyle.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Dinwiddie County: www.dinwiddieva.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Glendoyle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Dinwiddie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Glendoyle - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |