Welcome to Glenelg ...

Glenelg is located in Howard County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Glenelg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Glenelg is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Glenelg: (410), (443)<3> & (667)

The ZIP code for Glenelg: 21737<4>

Websites for Glenelg ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.howardchamber.com/

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

Communities Also Named Glenelg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Glenelg - they are located in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.

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

Communities near Glenelg ...

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

• Rockville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Rockville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <5>
• Gaithersburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaithersburg
  • Gaithersburg is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaithersburg <5>
• College Park
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
  • College Park is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,173 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for College Park <5>
• Laurel
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
  • Laurel is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <5>
• Greenbelt
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbelt have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbelt
  • Greenbelt is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbelt <5>
• Takoma Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Takoma Park
  • Takoma Park is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Takoma Park <5>
• Mount Airy
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
  • Mount Airy is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Airy <5>
• Sykesville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sykesville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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>
• Berwyn Heights
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berwyn Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn Heights
  • Berwyn Heights is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,249 people
• Kensington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensington
  • Kensington is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,448 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kensington <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 Glenelg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Glenelg.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glenelg ...

Looking for more information about Glenelg? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Glenelg, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Glenelg.

Adding Glenelg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Glenelg 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 Glenelg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Glenelg on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Maryland (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Glenelg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Howard County: www.co.ho.md.us/

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