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Welcome to Glencoe ...

Glencoe is located in Jefferson County<1>.

Glencoe is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Glencoe: 205 & 659<3>

Communities Also Named Glencoe ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Alabama communities named Glencoe: This one is located in Jefferson County and the other is located in Etowah County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 37 communities that are also named Glencoe - they are located in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Mexico, North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Nova Scotia (3), Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Glencoe ...

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

  • Birmingham
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hoover
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hoover is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,959 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoover <4>
  • Vestavia Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Alabaster
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Bessemer
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Homewood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pelham
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Trussville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Helena
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Center Point
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)

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 Glencoe. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Glencoe.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glencoe ...

Looking for more information about Glencoe? 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 Glencoe, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Glencoe.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Glencoe - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 205 code has been Overlayed with the 659 area code. New phone numbers in the Glencoe area will be assigned with one of these codes: 205 or 659. As a result, placing a call in the Glencoe area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.