Welcome to Glenco Mills ...
Glenco Mills is located in Columbia County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Glenco Mills, you might consider that their post office opened in 1856.
A typical abbreviation for Glenco Mills: Glenco Mls. (or less commonly used: Glenco Mlls.)
Glenco Mills is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Glenco Mills lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Glenco Mills ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Glenco Mills.
- Great Barrington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Barrington
- Great Barrington is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,976 people
- Hudson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Hudson is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,017 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <3>
- Catskill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Saugerties
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugerties
- Saugerties is located in Ulster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,793 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saugerties <3>
- Salisbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Sheffield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
- Sheffield is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,112 people
- Coxsackie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxsackie
- Coxsackie is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,689 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coxsackie <3>
- Rhinebeck
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinebeck
- Rhinebeck is located in Dutchess County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,543 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rhinebeck <3>
- Red Hook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hook
- Red Hook is located in Dutchess County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Hook <3>
- Valatie
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valatie
- Valatie is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,853 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valatie <3>
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 Glenco Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Glenco Mills.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Glenco Mills. 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 Glenco Mills.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Glenco Mills. See our Newspapers Page for Glenco Mills.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glenco Mills ...
Looking for more information about Glenco Mills? 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 Glenco Mills, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Glenco Mills.
Adding Glenco Mills to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Glenco Mills 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 Glenco Mills was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Glenco Mills post office opened in 1856.
We also found Glenco Mills in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Glenco Mills.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Glenco Mills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Columbia County: www.columbiacountyny.com/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Columbia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Glenco Mills - 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |