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Welcome to West Glenburn ...

West Glenburn is located in Penobscot County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Glenburn, you might consider that their post office opened in 1841.

A typical abbreviation for West Glenburn: W. Glenburn

West Glenburn is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for West Glenburn: 207

Communities near West Glenburn ...

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

  • Bangor
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Bangor is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,998 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <3>
  • Orono
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Orono is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orono
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,636 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orono <3>
  • Brewer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Brewer is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,948 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brewer <3>
  • Hampden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Old Town
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Hermon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Hermon is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,104 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermon <3>
  • Glenburn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Glenburn is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,567 people
  • Winterport
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Orrington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Newport
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Glenburn ...

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

Adding West Glenburn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Glenburn 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 (so far) for West Glenburn was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the West Glenburn post office opened in 1841. The West Glenburn post office closed in 1865.

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Glenburn.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Penobscot, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Glenburn - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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