Welcome to Glendon ...

Glendon is located in Moore County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Glendon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Glendon is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Glendon: (910)

Communities Also Named Glendon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Glendon - they are located in Alberta, Iowa, Maine, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Glendon ...

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

• Sanford
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
  • Sanford is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,361 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanford <4>
• Siler City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler City
  • Siler City is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,415 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Siler City <4>
• Whispering Pines
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whispering Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
  • Whispering Pines is located in Moore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,461 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whispering Pines <4>
• Carthage
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Carthage is located in Moore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <4>
• Robbins
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robbins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
  • Robbins is located in Moore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robbins <4>
• Taylortown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylortown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylortown
  • Taylortown is located in Moore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
• Vass
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vass
  • Vass is located in Moore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 801 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vass <4>
• Cameron
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
  • Cameron is located in Moore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cameron <4>
• Goldston
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldston
  • Goldston is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldston <4>
• Carbonton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbonton
  • Carbonton is located in Chatham 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 Glendon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Glendon.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glendon ...

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

Adding Glendon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Glendon 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 Glendon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Glendon post office opened in 1894.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Glendon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Moore County: www.co.moore.nc.us/

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