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Welcome to Glens ...

Glens is located in Alcorn County<1>.

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

Glens is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Glens lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Glens: 662 & 471<3>

Communities Also Named Glens ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Glens - it's located in Alabama.

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

Communities near Glens ...

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

  • Tulu
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Tulu is located in McNairy County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulu
    • Estimated population in 2014: 18,899 people
  • Corinth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Booneville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Iuka
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Farmington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Farmington is located in Alcorn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,160 people
  • Burnsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Nixon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Nixon is located in Hardin County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
    • Estimated population in 2014: 718 people
  • Eastview
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Eastview is located in McNairy County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
  • Michie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jumpertown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glens ...

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

Adding Glens to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Glens.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Alcorn, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Glens - 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 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Glens area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Glens 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.