Welcome to Glenville ...

Glenville is located in McLean County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Glenville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1859.

Glenville is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you leave Glenville and travel east, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Glenville: 270 & 364<3>

Communities Also Named Glenville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Glenville - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Kansas, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, New York (4), North Carolina, Nova Scotia (3), Ohio (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Glenville ...

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

Owensboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensboro
- Owensboro is located in Daviess County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60,344 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owensboro <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Owensboro
- From Glenville to Owensboro
Hartford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
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- Hartford is located in Ohio County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,715 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hartford
- From Glenville to Hartford
Sebree
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
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- Sebree is located in Webster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,523 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebree <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sebree
- From Glenville to Sebree
Livermore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livermore have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
- Livermore is located in McLean County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livermore <4>
Calhoun
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Calhoun is located in McLean County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
- Former names for Calhoun:
- Calhoon
- Fort Vienna
- Vienna Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Calhoun
- From Glenville to Calhoun
Hanson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanson
- Hanson is located in Hopkins County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanson <4>
Whitesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
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- Whitesville is located in Daviess County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesville <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Whitesville
- From Glenville to Whitesville
Robards
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robards have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robards
- Robards is located in Henderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robards <4>
Island
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island
- Island is located in McLean County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Island <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Island
- From Glenville to Island
Sacramento
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacramento
- Sacramento is located in McLean County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sacramento <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sacramento
- From Glenville to Sacramento

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glenville ...

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

Adding Glenville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Glenville 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 Glenville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Glenville post office opened in 1859.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Glenville.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including McLean, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Glenville - 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 270 code has been Overlayed with the 364 area code. New phone numbers in the Glenville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Glenville 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.
<6>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/