Do you know of Glyndon ???
This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Glyndon. 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 Glyndon.<1>
Our sources for Glyndon (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 Glyndon other than they indicate that Glyndon would be found somewhere in Crawford County, Pennsylvania.
From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened in 1868 and closed in 1907.
Communities Also Named Glyndon ...
We found two communities that share the name Glyndon.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Glyndon is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Glyndon ...
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Glyndon:
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 Glyndon - Services available: had a Post Office, Railroad Station, Express Office
List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office
Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
The FIPS database contains an entry for Glyndon.
Referenced FIPS Records ...
FIPS Code: 42/29944 (Place Name: Glyndon)
County: Crawford (FIPS State/County: 42/039)
Class: U8
Identifies a populated place (in this case, Glyndon) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
More Orphans in Crawford 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 Crawford County.
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/ |