Welcome to Glenville ...

Glenville is located in Panola County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Glenville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

Glenville is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Glenville: 662

Communities Also Named Glenville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Glenville - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, New York (4), North Carolina, Nova Scotia (3), Ohio (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Glenville ...

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

• Oxford
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Lafayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <3>
• Senatobia
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Senatobia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senatobia
  • Senatobia is located in Tate County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Senatobia <3>
• Batesville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Batesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
  • Batesville is located in Panola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batesville <3>
• Coldwater
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
  • Coldwater is located in Tate County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coldwater <3>
• Sardis
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sardis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
  • Sardis is located in Panola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sardis <3>
• Como
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
  • Como is located in Panola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <3>
• Abbeville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abbeville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeville
  • Abbeville is located in Lafayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abbeville <3>
• Harmontown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmontown
  • Harmontown is located in Lafayette County
• Aiken
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
  • Aiken is located in Tate County
• Wyatte
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wyatte. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatte
  • Wyatte is located in Tate 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 Glenville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Glenville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glenville ...

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

Adding Glenville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Glenville post office opened in 1871.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Glenville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/