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Welcome to Glendola ...

Glendola is located in Monmouth County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Glendola, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Glendola is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Websites for Glendola ...

Junior League:   www.jlmc.org/

Communities near Glendola ...

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

  • Long Branch
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
    • Long Branch is located in Monmouth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,210 people
  • Asbury Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Park
    • Asbury Park is located in Monmouth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,377 people
  • Shrewsbury
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
    • Shrewsbury is located in Monmouth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,040 people
  • Loch Arbour
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loch Arbour have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Arbour
    • Loch Arbour is located in Monmouth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
  • Squankum
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squankum
    • Squankum is located in Monmouth County
  • Herbertsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Herbertsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbertsville
    • Herbertsville is located in Ocean County
  • Ramtown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramtown
    • Ramtown is located in Monmouth County
  • Elberon Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberon Park
    • Elberon Park is located in Monmouth County
  • Maxim
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxim
    • Maxim is located in Monmouth County
  • Oakhurst
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakhurst have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
    • Oakhurst is located in Monmouth 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 Glendola. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Glendola.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glendola ...

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

Adding Glendola to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Glendola post office opened in 1886.

We also found Glendola in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Glendola.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Monmouth, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Glendola - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/