Welcome to Glen Cove ...

So far, we found very little information about Glen Cove. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Glen Cove to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Glen Cove, please Contact Us.

Glen Cove would have been located within present day Harford County<2>.

The location of Glen Cove has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Glen Cove, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

A typical abbreviation for Glen Cove: Glen Cv.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Glen Cove is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Glen Cove was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Glen Cove still existed, it would have been in the (410) area code.

Communities Also Named Glen Cove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Maryland communities named Glen Cove: This one is located in Harford County and the other is located in Montgomery County.

Beyond Maryland, there are 12 communities that are also named Glen Cove - they are located in Colorado, Georgia, Maine, New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina, Texas (2), Virginia and Washington.

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

Communities near Glen Cove ...

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

• Aberdeen
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aberdeen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
  • Aberdeen is located in Harford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,964 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <5>
• Havre de Grace
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havre de Grace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre de Grace
  • Havre de Grace is located in Harford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havre de Grace <5>
• Bel Air
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Air
  • Bel Air is located in Harford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,266 people
  • Former names for Bel Air:
  • Belle Air
  • Belle Aire
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bel Air <5>
• Oxford
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Chester County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <5>
• New Freedom
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freedom
  • New Freedom is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Freedom <5>
• Perryville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
  • Perryville is located in Cecil County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perryville <5>
• North East
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North East have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North East
  • North East is located in Cecil County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,609 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North East <5>
• Rising Sun
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rising Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
  • Rising Sun is located in Cecil County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,784 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rising Sun <5>
• Quarryville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
  • Quarryville is located in Lancaster County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,745 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quarryville <5>
• Stewartstown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewartstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartstown
  • Stewartstown is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,284 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stewartstown <5>

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

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

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

Adding Glen Cove to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Glen Cove in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Glen Cove was on a map titled Map of Maryland (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Glen Cove.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Harford County: www.co.ha.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/