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Welcome to Glenville ...

Glenville is located in Jackson County<1>.

Glenville was established in 1827.

Glenville is 3,590 feet [1,094 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Glenville is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Glenville: 828

The ZIP code for Glenville: 28736<3>

Communities Also Named Glenville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Glenville - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, New York (4), Nova Scotia (3), Ohio (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Glenville ...

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

  • Franklin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Sylva
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Sylva is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylva
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,739 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylva <4>
  • Highlands
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Rosman
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Rosman is located in Transylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 624 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosman <4>
  • Webster
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Webster is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
  • Forest Hills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Forest Hills is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
    • Forest Hills has also been known as:
    • Forest Hills village
    • Village of Forest Hills
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Hills <4>
  • Sky Valley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Dillsboro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Cashiers
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Tuckasegee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glenville ...

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

Adding Glenville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Glenville post office opened in 1891.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Glenville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Glenville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Glenville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Glenville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/