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Welcome to Glen ...

Glen is located in Beaverhead County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Glen, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1950.

Glen is 4,980 feet [1,518 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Glen is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Glen lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Glen: 406

Communities Also Named Glen ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 27 communities that are also named Glen - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Kansas (2), Maryland (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Hampshire (2), New Mexico (2), New York (3), North Carolina, Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Tennessee, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Glen ...

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

  • Dillon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
    • Dillon is located in Beaverhead County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,333 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillon <4>
  • Twin Bridges
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Bridges have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
    • Twin Bridges is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Twin Bridges <4>
  • Melrose
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Glendale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Lion City ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lion City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lion City
    • Lion City is located in Beaverhead County
  • Argenta
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Elkhorn ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elkhorn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
    • Elkhorn is located in Beaverhead County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Elkhorn
    • From Glen to Elkhorn
  • Divide
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Moose Town
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moose Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Town
    • Moose Town is located in Silver Bow County
  • Polaris
    (22 miles [35.4 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 Glen. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Glen.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glen ...

Looking for more information about 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.

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

Adding Glen to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Glen mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Glen.

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

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Beaverhead, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Glen - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.









 

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