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Welcome to Glen Morris ...

Glen Morris is located in Baltimore County<1>.


The location of Glen Morris has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Glen Morris, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Glen Morris is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Glen Morris: (410), (443)<4> and (667).

Websites for Glen Morris ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.baltcountycc.com/

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

Communities Also Named Glen Morris ...

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

Communities near Glen Morris ...

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

  • Baltimore
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Westminster
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westminster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
    • Westminster is located in Carroll County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,712 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westminster <5>
  • Mount Airy
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Hampstead
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampstead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
    • Hampstead is located in Carroll County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,426 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampstead <5>
  • Manchester
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Sykesville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sykesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykesville
    • Sykesville is located in Carroll County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,973 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sykesville <5>
  • New Windsor
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Union Bridge
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Railroad
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Railroad have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Railroad
    • Railroad is located in York County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Railroad <5>
  • Fowblesburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowblesburg
    • Fowblesburg is located in Baltimore County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glen Morris ...

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

Adding Glen Morris to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Glen Morris post office opened in 1883.

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

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Glen Morris. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Baltimore County: www.co.ba.md.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Baltimore, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Glen Morris - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Of the area codes for Glen Morris, area code (443, 667) is an overlay.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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