Welcome to Glenford ...

Glenford is located in Ulster County<1>.

The location of Glenford has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Glenford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Glenford is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Glenford ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.ulsterchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Glenford, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Glenford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Glenford - they are located in Georgia, Ohio and Virginia.

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

Communities near Glenford ...

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

• Kingston
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
  • Kingston is located in Ulster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <4>
• New Paltz
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Paltz have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Paltz
  • New Paltz is located in Ulster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Paltz <4>
• Catskill
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catskill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catskill
  • Catskill is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
• Saugerties
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <4>
• Rhinebeck
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <4>
• Red Hook
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • 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 <4>
• Tivoli
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tivoli have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tivoli
  • Tivoli is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tivoli <4>
• Tannersville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannersville
  • Tannersville is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tannersville <4>
• Hunter
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
  • Hunter is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunter <4>
• Ashokan
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashokan
  • Ashokan is located in Ulster 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 Glenford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Glenford.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glenford ...

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

Adding Glenford to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Glenford post office opened in 1887.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Glenford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Ulster County: www.co.ulster.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/