Welcome to Glen Roy ...

Glen Roy is located in Chester County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Glen Roy, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

Glen Roy is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Glen Roy: (610) & (484)<4>

Communities Also Named Glen Roy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Glen Roy - it's located in Ohio.

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

Communities near Glen Roy ...

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

• Newark
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <5>
• Aberdeen
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aberdeen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
  • Aberdeen is located in Harford County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,964 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <5>
• Elkton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
  • Elkton is located in Cecil County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <5>
• Havre de Grace
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havre de Grace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre de Grace
  • Havre de Grace is located in Harford County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havre de Grace <5>
• Coatesville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatesville
  • Coatesville is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,006 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coatesville <5>
• Kennett Square
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennett Square
  • Kennett Square is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennett Square <5>
• Oxford
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <5>
• Perryville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
  • Perryville is located in Cecil County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perryville <5>
• Parkesburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkesburg
  • Parkesburg is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkesburg <5>
• North East
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North East have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North East
  • North East is located in Cecil County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,609 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North East <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glen Roy ...

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

Adding Glen Roy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Glen Roy 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 Roy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Glen Roy post office opened in 1857.

We also found Glen Roy in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Chester County: www.chesco.org/

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