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Welcome to Glenns Valley ...

Glenns Valley is located in Marion County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for Glenns Valley: Glenns Vly. (or less commonly used: Glenns Vally. or Glenns Vlly.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Glenns Valley for more information about variations on the name of Glenns Valley.

Glenns Valley is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Glenns Valley lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Glenns Valley: 317 & 463<3>

Communities near Glenns Valley ...

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

  • Indianapolis
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Greenwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Lawrence
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrence have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
    • Lawrence is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,545 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrence <4>
  • Plainfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Brownsburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsburg
    • Brownsburg is located in Hendricks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,597 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsburg <4>
  • Franklin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Avon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
    • Avon is located in Hendricks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,361 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <4>
  • Beech Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Speedway
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Martinsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glenns Valley ...

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

Adding Glenns Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Glenns Valley on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Glenns Valley.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Marion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Glenns Valley - 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 317 code has been Overlayed with the 463 area code. New phone numbers in the Glenns Valley area will be assigned with one of these codes: 317 or 463. As a result, placing a call in the Glenns Valley 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>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.