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Welcome to Glen Carbon ...

Glen Carbon is located in Schuylkill County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Glen Carbon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

Glen Carbon is 1,140 feet [347 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Glen Carbon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Glen Carbon: This one is located in Schuylkill County and the other is located in Columbia County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 3 communities that are also named Glen Carbon - they are located in Alabama and Illinois.

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

Communities near Glen Carbon ...

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

  • Pottsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Shamokin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamokin
    • Shamokin is located in Northumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,909 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shamokin <3>
  • Tamaqua
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamaqua have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamaqua
    • Tamaqua is located in Schuylkill County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,633 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tamaqua <3>
  • Mount Carmel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
    • Mount Carmel is located in Northumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,708 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Carmel <3>
  • Schuylkill Haven
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Shenandoah
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Minersville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
    • Minersville is located in Schuylkill County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,133 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minersville <3>
  • Mahanoy City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Frackville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Orwigsburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glen Carbon ...

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

Adding Glen Carbon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Glen Carbon 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 Glen Carbon was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

We also found Glen Carbon on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Glen Carbon.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Schuylkill, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Glen Carbon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.