Welcome to Glenville ...

Glenville is located in Russell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Glenville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Glenville is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Glenville (for example, toward Lumpkin (GA)), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Glenville is within the boundaries of the (334) area code.

Communities Also Named Glenville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Glenville - they are located in Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, New York (4), North Carolina, Nova Scotia (3), Ohio (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Glenville ...

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

• Eufaula
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eufaula
  • Eufaula is located in Barbour County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,621 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eufaula <3>
• Hurtsboro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsboro
  • Hurtsboro is located in Russell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
• Sanford
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
  • Sanford is located in Stewart County (GA)
  • Estimated population in 2019: 159 people
• Pittsview
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsview
  • Pittsview is located in Russell County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsview <3>
• Cottonton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonton
  • Cottonton is located in Russell County
• Jernigan
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jernigan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan
  • Jernigan is located in Russell County
• Hawkinsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawkinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinsville
  • Hawkinsville is located in Barbour County
• Florence
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Florence is located in Stewart County (GA)
• Big Eddy ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Eddy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Eddy
  • Big Eddy is located in Barbour County
• Spring Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
  • Spring Hill is located in Barbour 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 Glenville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Glenville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glenville ...

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

Adding Glenville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Glenville 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 Glenville was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Glenville on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Glenville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/