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Welcome to Maple Glen ...

Maple Glen is located in Montgomery County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Maple Glen, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

A typical abbreviation for Maple Glen: Maple Gln.

Maple Glen is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Maple Glen ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Maple Glen: This one is located in Montgomery County and the other is located in Washington County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 5 communities that are also named Maple Glen - they are located in Minnesota, New Brunswick, New York and Utah.

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

Communities near Maple Glen ...

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

  • Philadelphia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Camden
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
    • Camden is located in Camden County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
  • Norristown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Lansdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Phoenixville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Yeadon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • 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 <3>
  • Darby
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • 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 <3>
  • Lansdowne
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansdowne have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
  • Burlington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
    • Burlington is located in Burlington County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,840 people
  • Bristol
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Maple Glen ...

Looking for more information about Maple Glen? 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 Maple Glen, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Maple Glen.

Adding Maple Glen to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Maple Glen 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 Maple Glen was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Maple Glen post office opened in 1892.

We also found Maple Glen on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1908).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Maple Glen - 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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