Welcome to Glenwood ...

Glenwood is located in southwest New Mexico.

Glenwood is located in Catron County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Glenwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

Glenwood is 4,680 feet [1,426 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Glenwood is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from Glenwood, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

Glenwood lies within the (575) area code.

The ZIP code for Glenwood: 88039<3>

Communities Also Named Glenwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 89 communities that are also named Glenwood - they are located in Alabama (2), Alberta, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida (4), Georgia (4), Hawaii, Idaho (2), Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (4), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland (4), Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York (3), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina (6), Nova Scotia, Ohio (5), Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Oregon (3), Pennsylvania (5), Prince Edward Island, South Carolina (2), South Dakota, Tennessee (3), Texas (2), Utah, Virginia (5), Washington (3) and West Virginia (4).

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

Communities near Glenwood ...

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

• Alma
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
  • Alma is located in Catron County
• Mogollon ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mogollon
  • Mogollon is located in Catron County
• Mule Creek
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mule Creek
  • Mule Creek is located in Grant County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mule Creek <4>
• Buckhorn
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
  • Buckhorn is located in Grant County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckhorn <4>
• Blue
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
  • Blue is located in Greenlee County (AZ)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue <4>
• Reserve
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reserve
  • Reserve is located in Catron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reserve <4>
• Cliff
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff
  • Cliff is located in Grant County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cliff <4>
• Clifton
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Clifton is located in Greenlee County (AZ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,636 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <4>
• Gila
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila
  • Gila is located in Grant County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gila <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 Glenwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Glenwood.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glenwood ...

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

Adding Glenwood to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Glenwood post office opened in 1906.

We also found Glenwood on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New Mexico (1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Glenwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/