Welcome to Glen Raven ...
Glen Raven is located in Alamance County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Glen Raven, you might consider that their post office opened in 1912.
Glen Raven is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Glen Raven lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Glen Raven: 336 & 743<3>
Websites for Glen Raven ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.alamancechamber.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Glen Raven, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Glen Raven ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Glen Raven.
- Greensboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
- Greensboro is located in Guilford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 297,878 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensboro <4>
- Mebane
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mebane
- Mebane is located in Alamance County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,732 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mebane <4>
- Graham
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Graham is located in Alamance County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,766 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graham <4>
- Reidsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reidsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidsville
- Reidsville is located in Rockingham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,993 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reidsville <4>
- Gibsonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonville
- Gibsonville is located in Guilford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,397 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibsonville <4>
- Pleasant Garden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Garden
- Pleasant Garden is located in Guilford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,990 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Garden <4>
- Liberty
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Liberty is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,671 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <4>
- Haw River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haw River have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw River
- Haw River is located in Alamance County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,532 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haw River <4>
- Green Level
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Level have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Level
- Green Level is located in Alamance County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,341 people
- Swepsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Swepsonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swepsonville
- Swepsonville is located in Alamance County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,386 people
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 Raven. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Glen Raven.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Glen Raven. 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 Raven.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Glen Raven. See our Newspapers Page for Glen Raven.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glen Raven ...
Looking for more information about Glen Raven? 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 Glen Raven, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Glen Raven.
Adding Glen Raven to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Glen Raven 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 Raven was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Glen Raven post office opened in 1912.
We also found Glen Raven in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Glen Raven.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Glen Raven. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Alamance County: www.alamance-nc.com/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Alamance, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Glen Raven - 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 336 code has been Overlayed with the 743 area code. New phone numbers in the Glen Raven area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Glen Raven 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |