Welcome to Glenloch ...

Glenloch is located in Chester County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Glenloch, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1869.

Glenloch is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Glenloch ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Glenloch - they are located in Georgia and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Glenloch ...

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

• Norristown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norristown
  • Norristown is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norristown <5>
• Chester
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <5>
• Pottstown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown
  • Pottstown is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pottstown <5>
• West Chester
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
  • West Chester is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Chester <5>
• Phoenixville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phoenixville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenixville
  • Phoenixville is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenixville <5>
• Coatesville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Yeadon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeadon
  • Yeadon is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,489 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yeadon <5>
• Darby
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby
  • Darby is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,704 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darby <5>
• Lansdowne
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansdowne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdowne
  • Lansdowne is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdowne <5>
• Collingdale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collingdale
  • Collingdale is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collingdale <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 Glenloch. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Glenloch.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glenloch ...

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

Adding Glenloch to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Glenloch post office opened in 1869.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Glenloch.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Glenloch. 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/