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Welcome to Glenwood ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Glenwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1919.

Glenwood is 2,330 feet [710 m] above sea level.<1> In other words, the altitude of Glenwood is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Glenwood lies in the Hawaiian/Aleutian Standard Time Zone (HST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Area Code for Glenwood: 808

Communities Also Named Glenwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 89 communities that are also named Glenwood - they are located in Alabama (2), Alberta, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida (4), Georgia (4), Idaho (2), Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (4), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland (4), Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York (3), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina (6), Nova Scotia, Ohio (5), Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Oregon (3), Pennsylvania (5), Prince Edward Island, South Carolina (2), South Dakota, Tennessee (3), Texas (2), Utah, Virginia (5), Washington (3) and West Virginia (4).

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

Communities near Glenwood ...

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

  • Fern Acres
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fern Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Acres
  • Mountain View
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Volcano
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Volcano have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volcano
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Volcano <3>
  • Hawaiian Acres
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawaiian Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawaiian Acres
  • Ainaloa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ainaloa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainaloa
  • Kurtistown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kurtistown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kurtistown
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kurtistown <3>
  • Orchidlands Estates
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchidlands Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchidlands Estates
  • Hawaiian Paradise Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawaiian Paradise Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawaiian Paradise Park
  • Keaau
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keaau have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keaau
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keaau <3>
  • Pahoa
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pahoa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pahoa
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pahoa <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 Glenwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Glenwood.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glenwood ...

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

Adding Glenwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Glenwood 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 Glenwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Glenwood post office opened in 1919.

We also found Glenwood on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Hawaii (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Glenwood.

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Glenwood - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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