Welcome to Glenville ...

So far, we found very little information about Glenville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Glenville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Glenville, please Contact Us.

Glenville would have been located within present day Crawford County<2>.

The location of Glenville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Glenville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Glenville is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Glenville was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Glenville still existed, it would have been in the (419) and (567)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Glenville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Glenville: This one is located in Crawford County and the other is located in Cuyahoga County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 22 communities that are also named Glenville - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, New York (4), North Carolina, Nova Scotia (3), Ontario, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Glenville ...

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

• Marion
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,516 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <6>
• Bucyrus
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucyrus
  • Bucyrus is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bucyrus <6>
• Galion
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galion
  • Galion is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,929 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galion <6>
• Upper Sandusky
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sandusky
  • Upper Sandusky is located in Wyandot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,436 people
• Crestline
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestline
  • Crestline is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crestline <6>
• Carey
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carey
  • Carey is located in Wyandot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carey <6>
• New Washington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Washington
  • New Washington is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Washington <6>
• Bloomville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomville
  • Bloomville is located in Seneca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomville <6>
• Attica
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attica have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
  • Attica is located in Seneca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Attica <6>
• Sycamore
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
  • Sycamore is located in Wyandot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 811 people

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

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

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

Adding Glenville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Glenville in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Glenville was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Glenville on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Glenville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Crawford County: www.crawford-co.org/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/