Welcome to Glasgow ...

Glasgow is located in Cambria County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Glasgow, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

Glasgow is 1,720 feet [524 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Glasgow lies within the (814) area code.

Communities Also Named Glasgow ...

While we believe that this Glasgow is located in Cambria County, we know of another 2 Pennsylvania communities named Glasgow. Those communities are located in the following counties: Beaver and Montgomery County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 27 communities that are also named Glasgow - they are located in Alabama (2), California, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Ontario (4), Oregon, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Glasgow ...

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

• Altoona
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
  • Altoona is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,989 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altoona <4>
• Hollidaysburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollidaysburg
  • Hollidaysburg is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollidaysburg <4>
• Tyrone
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyrone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
  • Tyrone is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyrone <4>
• Northern Cambria
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northern Cambria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northern Cambria
  • Northern Cambria is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,456 people
• Philipsburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philipsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philipsburg
  • Philipsburg is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philipsburg <4>
• Barnesboro
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesboro
  • Barnesboro is located in Cambria County
• Curwensville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curwensville
  • Curwensville is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,359 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Curwensville <4>
• Spangler
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
  • Spangler is located in Cambria County
• Bellwood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
  • Bellwood is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellwood <4>
• Patton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
  • Patton is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,576 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patton <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 Glasgow. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Glasgow.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glasgow ...

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

Adding Glasgow to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Glasgow post office opened in 1878.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Glasgow.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cambria County: www.co.cambria.pa.us/

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