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Welcome to Glade Creek ...

Glade Creek is located in Frederick County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Glade Creek: Glade Crk. (or less commonly used: Glade Ck. or Glade Cr.)

Glade Creek is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Glade Creek: 301, 227 & 240<3>

Communities Also Named Glade Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Glade Creek - they are located in North Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia.

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

Websites for Glade Creek ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.frederickchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Glade Creek, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Glade Creek ...

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

  • Frederick
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Frederick is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,308 people
    • Former names for Frederick:
    • Frederick City
    • Frederick Town
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <4>
  • Westminster
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Mount Airy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Thurmont
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Taneytown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Middletown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Carroll Valley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Boonsboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Emmitsburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Smithsburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glade Creek ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Frederick, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Glade Creek - 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 301 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 227 or 240. New phone numbers in the Glade Creek area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Glade Creek 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.