Do you know of Glacier ???This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Glacier. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Glacier.<1> We found mention of Glacier as a post office (see Mentions and References below), but can't determine its location - other than being located somewhere in somewhere in Alaska. It's common that the post office is named the same as the community in which it's located (although that's not always case). In this case, we can't match this post office to any of the existing communities in our gazetteer.<2> From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened in 1907 and closed in 1908. Communities Also Named Glacier ...We found two communities that share the name Glacier. Within Alaska, the name Glacier is unique. Beyond Alaska, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Glacier ...We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Glacier: Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3> The FIPS database contains an entry for Glacier. Referenced FIPS Records ... FIPS Code: 02/28520 (Place Name: Glacier) County: Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon (FIPS State/County: 02/232) Class: U8 Identifies a populated place (in this case, Glacier) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Footnotes ...
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