Welcome to Glassmere ...

Glassmere is located in Allegheny County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Glassmere, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

Glassmere is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Glassmere ...

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

• Pittsburgh
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburgh
  • Pittsburgh is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 299,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburgh <4>
• Monroeville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroeville
  • Monroeville is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroeville <4>
• Plum
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• West Mifflin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Mifflin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mifflin
  • West Mifflin is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,588 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Mifflin <4>
• Murrysville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrysville
  • Murrysville is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,446 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murrysville <4>
• Baldwin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
  • Baldwin is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,419 people
• McKeesport
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeesport
  • McKeesport is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,927 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKeesport <4>
• Wilkinsburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • 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
• Whitehall
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
  • Whitehall is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehall <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 Glassmere. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Glassmere.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glassmere ...

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

Adding Glassmere to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Glassmere post office opened in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Glassmere.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Allegheny County: www.county.allegheny.pa.us/

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