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Do you know of Glen White ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Glen White. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Glen White.<1>

Our sources for Glen White (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Glen White other than they indicate that Glen White would be found somewhere in Blair County, Pennsylvania.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1871 and closed  in 1934.

Communities Also Named Glen White ...

We found one communities that share the name Glen White.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Glen White is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Glen White in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • West Virginia
      • Raleigh County
      • Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Glen White [Raleigh County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Glen White ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Glen White:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Glen White - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

More Orphans in  Blair County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Blair County.

AllegrippusKladder
Antestown 
 Lakemont Terrace
Bald Eagle 
BarbaraMatthews Summit
Bennington FurnaceMcGarvey
BosslerMcKee's Gap
Brookes MillsMines
BrushmeadwayMorrell
Buena Vista 
BurkettNew Portage Junction
Bushman 
 Olivia
Canan StationOrchard Crossing
CloverOre Hill Station
ClovercreekOrminea
Collier 
CollinsvillePeck
Cove ForgePleasant Village
CoverdalePoplar Run
CurryPotetown
  
DixRed Hill
DrabReservoir Station
 Roots Crossing
East TyroneRoselawn
Erb 
 Sabbath Rest
ForgeSandy Gap
 Sarah
Garden HeightsSinking Valley Mills
GardnerSinking Valley
 Springfield Furnace
HooverStanfield
 Stover
Isett 
 Vanscoyoc
Kipple 
Kittanning PointWhite Bridge

Footnotes ...

<1>This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.
<2>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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