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Welcome to Glomawr ...

Glomawr is located in Perry County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Glomawr, you might consider that their post office opened in 1915.

Glomawr is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Glomawr: 606

Communities near Glomawr ...

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

  • Cumberland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Whitesburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Hindman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pippa Passes
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Pippa Passes is located in Knott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippa Passes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
  • Hyden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Vicco
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Vicco is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicco
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
  • Blackey
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Blackey is located in Letcher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
  • Buckhorn
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Combs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Combs is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs
  • Scuddy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glomawr ...

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

Adding Glomawr to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Glomawr 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 (so far) for Glomawr was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Glomawr post office opened in 1915. The Glomawr post office closed in 1954.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Glomawr.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Perry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Glomawr - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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