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Welcome to Glade Mills ...

Glade Mills is located in Butler County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Glade Mills, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1834.

A typical abbreviation for Glade Mills: Glade Mls. (or less commonly used: Glade Mlls.)

Glade Mills is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Glade Mills ...

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

  • Pittsburgh
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Plum
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
    • Plum is located in Allegheny County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,993 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <4>
  • Wilkinsburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilkinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinsburg
    • Wilkinsburg is located in Allegheny County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,186 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilkinsburg <4>
  • Franklin Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
    • Franklin Park is located in Allegheny County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,883 people
  • Butler
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • New Kensington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lower Burrell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Burrell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Burrell
    • Lower Burrell is located in Westmoreland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,997 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lower Burrell <4>
  • Economy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Economy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
    • Economy is located in Beaver County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,022 people
  • Aliquippa
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aliquippa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aliquippa
    • Aliquippa is located in Beaver County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,743 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aliquippa <4>
  • Bellevue
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellevue have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
    • Bellevue is located in Allegheny County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,980 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <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 Glade Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Glade Mills.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glade Mills ...

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

Adding Glade Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Glade Mills post office opened in 1834.

We also found Glade Mills in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Glade Mills.

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

The official website for Butler County: www.co.butler.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Butler, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Glade Mills - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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