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Welcome to Glenrock ...

Glenrock is located in Nemaha County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Glenrock, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1895.

Glenrock is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Glenrock lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Glenrock: 402 & 531<3>

Communities Also Named Glenrock ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Glenrock - they are located in North Carolina and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Glenrock ...

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

  • Nebraska City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Auburn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Tecumseh
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Rock Port
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Hamburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hamburg is located in Fremont County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,041 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamburg <4>
  • Humboldt
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Peru
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Johnson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Cook
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Cook is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cook <4>
  • Talmage
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glenrock ...

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

Adding Glenrock to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Glenrock 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 Glenrock was on a map titled Map of Nebraska (from Rand McNally, 1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Glenrock.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Nemaha, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Glenrock - 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 402 code has been Overlayed with the 531 area code. New phone numbers in the Glenrock area will be assigned with one of these codes: 402 or 531. As a result, placing a call in the Glenrock area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.