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Welcome to Glen Flora ...

The village of Glen Flora is located in Rusk County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Glen Flora, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Glen Flora has a population of 86 people<3> (see below for details).

Glen Flora is 1,270 feet [387 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Telephone area codes for Glen Flora: (715) and (534)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Glen Flora had an population of 86 people. This is a decrease of 6.52% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 7.53% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Glen Flora had a population of 92 people. This makes Glen Flora the county's 30th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 92 people, the population of Glen Flora decreased 1.08% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 93 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Glen Flora.

Communities Also Named Glen Flora ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Wisconsin communities named Glen Flora: This one is located in Rusk County and the other is located in Chippewa County.

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

Communities near Glen Flora ...

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

  • Ladysmith
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ladysmith have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladysmith
    • Ladysmith is located in Rusk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,054 people
  • Bruce
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
    • Bruce is located in Rusk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
  • Hawkins
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawkins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins
    • Hawkins is located in Rusk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
  • Sheldon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheldon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
    • Sheldon is located in Rusk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
  • Kennan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennan
    • Kennan is located in Price County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
  • Tony
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tony
    • Tony is located in Rusk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
  • Catawba
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
    • Catawba is located in Price County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
  • Conrath
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conrath have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conrath
    • Conrath is located in Rusk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
  • Jump River
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jump River
    • Jump River is located in Taylor County
  • Port Arthur
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Arthur
    • Port Arthur is located in Rusk 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 Glen Flora. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Glen Flora.

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

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

Adding Glen Flora to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Glen Flora 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 Glen Flora was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Glen Flora post office opened in 1887.

We also found Glen Flora on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Wisconsin (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Glen Flora.

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

The official website for Rusk County: www.ruskcounty.org/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Rusk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Glen Flora.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Glen Flora - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>Area code (534) is an overlay for area code (715).
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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