Welcome to Glenzaida ...

Glenzaida is located in Jackson County<1>.

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

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.<3>.

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).

Telephone area codes for Glenzaida: (256) and (938)<4>

Communities near Glenzaida ...

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

• Scottsboro
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsboro
  • Scottsboro is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,372 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsboro <5>
• Fort Payne
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Payne
  • Fort Payne is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,041 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Payne <5>
• Rainsville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainsville
  • Rainsville is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,149 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainsville <5>
• Henagar
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henagar
  • Henagar is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,367 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henagar <5>
• Bridgeport
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
  • Bridgeport is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
  • Former name for Bridgeport:
  • Jonesville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <5>
• Stevenson
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stevenson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson
  • Stevenson is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,896 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stevenson <5>
• Sylvania
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylvania have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
  • Sylvania is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,860 people
• Fyffe
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fyffe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fyffe
  • Fyffe is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fyffe <5>
• Hollywood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollywood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
  • Hollywood is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollywood <5>
• Powell
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
  • Powell is located in DeKalb County
  • 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 for Glenzaida was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Glenzaida.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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