Welcome to Glen ...

Glen is located in Carroll 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 1894.

Glen is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Glen lies within the (603) area code.

Communities Also Named Glen ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New Hampshire communities named Glen: This one is located in Carroll County and the other is located in Coos County.

Beyond New Hampshire, there are 27 communities that are also named Glen - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Kansas (2), Maryland (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, 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 10 communities that are near Glen.

• Conway
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
  • Conway is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway <4>
• Fryeburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fryeburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryeburg
  • Fryeburg is located in Oxford County (ME)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,436 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fryeburg <4>
• Tamworth
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamworth
  • Tamworth is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,094 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tamworth <4>
• Bartlett
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
  • Bartlett is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,814 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartlett <4>
• Madison
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <4>
• Gorham
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gorham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorham
  • Gorham is located in Coos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,593 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorham <4>
• Brownfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownfield
  • Brownfield is located in Oxford County (ME)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,653 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownfield <4>
• Lovell
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovell
  • Lovell is located in Oxford County (ME)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,142 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovell <4>
• Albany
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
  • Albany is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <4>
• Stow
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stow
  • Stow is located in Oxford County (ME)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stow <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 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 1894.

We also found Glen in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (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 State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/