Welcome to Glenbrook ...

Glenbrook is located in Lake County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Glenbrook, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

Glenbrook is 2,290 feet [698 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Glenbrook is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Glenbrook lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Glenbrook lies within the (707) area code.

Communities Also Named Glenbrook ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Glenbrook: This one is located in Lake County and the other is located in Nevada County.

Beyond California, there are 13 communities that are also named Glenbrook - they are located in Connecticut, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland (2), Nevada, North Carolina (2), Ontario, Oregon, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Glenbrook ...

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

• Clearlake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearlake
  • Clearlake is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearlake <3>
• Healdsburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healdsburg
  • Healdsburg is located in Sonoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,929 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Healdsburg <3>
• Cloverdale
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Cloverdale is located in Sonoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cloverdale <3>
• Lakeport
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeport
  • Lakeport is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,963 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeport <3>
• Mercuryville ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mercuryville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercuryville
  • Mercuryville is located in Sonoma County
• Lower Lake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Lake
  • Lower Lake is located in Lake County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lower Lake <3>
• Clearlake Park
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearlake Park
  • Clearlake Park is located in Lake County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearlake Park <3>
• Kelseyville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelseyville
  • Kelseyville is located in Lake County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kelseyville <3>
• Middletown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Lake County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <3>
• Soda Bay
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Bay
  • Soda Bay is located in Lake County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Soda Bay <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glenbrook ...

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

Adding Glenbrook to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Glenbrook 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 Glenbrook was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Glenbrook post office opened in 1871.

We also found Glenbrook in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Glenbrook.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lake County: www.co.lake.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/