Welcome to Glen ...

Glen is located in Sioux County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Glen, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Glen is 4,050 feet [1,234 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Glen is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Glen lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Glen: (308)

Communities Also Named Glen ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 27 communities that are also named Glen - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Kansas (2), Maryland (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, New Hampshire (2), New Mexico (2), New York (3), North Carolina, Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Tennessee, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Glen ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Glen.

• Crawford
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
  • Crawford is located in Dawes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 905 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawford <4>
• Harrison
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
  • Harrison is located in Sioux County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <4>
• Marsland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsland
  • Marsland is located in Dawes County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marsland <4>
• Belmont
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
  • Belmont is located in Dawes County
• Horn
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn
  • Horn is located in Dawes County
• Whitney
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
  • Whitney is located in Dawes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitney <4>
• Montrose ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montrose have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
  • Montrose is located in Sioux County
• Van Tassell
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Tassell
  • Van Tassell is located in Niobrara County (WY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Tassell <4>
• Ardmore ‑ Historic
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardmore
  • Ardmore is located in Fall River County (SD)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glen ...

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

Adding Glen to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Glen post office opened in 1887.

We also found Glen on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Glen.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Sioux County: www.co.sioux.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/