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Welcome to Glenzaida ...

Glenzaida is located in Jackson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Glenzaida, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.

Glenzaida is 1,430 feet [436 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Codes for Glenzaida: 256 & 938<3>

Communities near Glenzaida ...

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

  • Scottsboro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Fort Payne
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Rainsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Henagar
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bridgeport
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Bridgeport is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
    • Former name for Bridgeport:
    • Jonesville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <4>
  • Stevenson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Sylvania
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Sylvania is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,860 people
  • Fyffe
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Hollywood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Powell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Powell is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glenzaida ...

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

Adding Glenzaida to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Glenzaida 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 (so far) for Glenzaida was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Glenzaida post office opened in 1899. The Glenzaida post office closed in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Glenzaida.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Glenzaida - 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 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Glenzaida area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Glenzaida 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.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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