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Welcome to Glenwillard ...

Glenwillard is located in Allegheny County<1>.

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

Glenwillard is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Glenwillard ...

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

  • Pittsburgh
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Bethel Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Baldwin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Baldwin is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,419 people
  • Wilkinsburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Franklin Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Franklin Park is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,883 people
  • Whitehall
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • East Liverpool
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Brentwood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Economy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Economy is located in Beaver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,022 people
  • Aliquippa
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glenwillard ...

Looking for more information about Glenwillard? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Glenwillard, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Glenwillard.

Adding Glenwillard to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Glenwillard 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 (so far) for Glenwillard was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Glenwillard.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Allegheny, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Glenwillard - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/