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Welcome to Glenn ...

Glenn is located in White Pine County<1>.

Glenn is 6,100 feet [1,859 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Glenn is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Glenn lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Glenn: 775

Communities Also Named Glenn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Glenn - they are located in California, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Manitoba, Michigan, Missouri (2), Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas and Utah.

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

Communities near Glenn ...

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

  • Ely
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Ely is located in White Pine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,014 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ely <3>
  • McGill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • McGill is located in White Pine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGill
  • Steptoe
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Steptoe is located in White Pine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steptoe
  • Adverse ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Adverse is located in White Pine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adverse
  • McGill Junction ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • McGill Junction is located in White Pine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGill Junction
  • Baltimore Mill ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Baltimore Mill is located in White Pine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore Mill
  • Piermont ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Piermont is located in White Pine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piermont
  • Calumet ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Calumet is located in White Pine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
  • Keystone
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Keystone is located in White Pine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
  • East Ely
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glenn ...

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

Adding Glenn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Glenn 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 Glenn was mentioned on a train schedule titled Nevada Northern Railway Employees' Time Table #67 (January 1937).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Glenn.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including White Pine, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Glenn - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.