Welcome to Glendale Springs ...

Glendale Springs is located in Ashe County<1>.

The location of Glendale Springs has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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.<3> In other words, the altitude 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

The area code for Glendale Springs: (336)

Communities near Glendale Springs ...

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

• Boone
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
  • Boone is located in Watauga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,003 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boone <4>
• North Wilkesboro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wilkesboro
  • North Wilkesboro is located in Wilkes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Wilkesboro <4>
• Wilkesboro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilkesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesboro
  • Wilkesboro is located in Wilkes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilkesboro <4>
• Sparta
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
  • Sparta is located in Alleghany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <4>
• Jefferson
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
  • Jefferson is located in Ashe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <4>
• West Jefferson
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
  • West Jefferson is located in Ashe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Jefferson <4>
• Lansing
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
  • Lansing is located in Ashe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <4>
• Yates
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
  • Yates is located in Ashe County
• Transou
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Transou have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transou
  • Transou is located in Ashe County
• Fleetwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleetwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetwood
  • Fleetwood is located in Ashe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fleetwood <4>

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 for Glendale Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

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

We also found Glendale Springs on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Ashe County: www.ashecountygov.com/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/