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Welcome to Glendale Springs ...

Glendale Springs is located in Ashe County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Glendale Springs, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.

A typical abbreviation for Glendale Springs: Glendale Spgs. (or less commonly used: Glendale Spngs. or Glendale Sprngs.)

Glendale Springs is 3,070 feet [936 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Glendale Springs is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Glendale Springs: 336 & 743<3>

The ZIP code for Glendale Springs: 28629<4>

Communities near Glendale Springs ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glendale Springs ...

Looking for more information about Glendale Springs? 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 Glendale Springs, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Glendale Springs.

Adding Glendale Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Glendale Springs post office opened in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Glendale Springs.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Ashe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Glendale Springs - 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 Glendale Springs area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Glendale Springs area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Glendale Springs). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Glendale Springs or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/