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Welcome to Willow Glen ...

Willow Glen is located in Baltimore County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Willow Glen: Willow Gln.

Willow Glen is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Willow Glen: 410, 443 & 667<3>

Communities Also Named Willow Glen ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Willow Glen - they are located in Alabama, California (2), Louisiana (3), New York (3), Ohio and Utah.

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

Websites for Willow Glen ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.baltcountycc.com/

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

Communities near Willow Glen ...

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

  • Baltimore
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Laurel
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Laurel is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <4>
  • Hampstead
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Sykesville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Carriage Hill Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Carriage Hill Village is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Hill Village
  • Green Spring Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Spring Junction is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring Junction
  • Hollofield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hollofield is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollofield
  • Rogers ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Rogers is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
  • Woodberry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Woodberry is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodberry
  • Beechfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Beechfield is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechfield

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Willow Glen ...

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

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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Willow Glen - 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 410 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 443 or 667. New phone numbers in the Willow Glen area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Willow Glen 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.