Welcome to Glenwood ...

So far, we found very little information about Glenwood. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Glenwood to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Glenwood, please Contact Us.

Glenwood would have been located within present day Clay County<2>.

The location of Glenwood has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Glenwood had a population of 105 people.<4> (see below for details).

While the community is gone, the present day location for Glenwood is 1,350 feet [411 m] above sea level.<5>.

Time Zone: The area where Glenwood was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Glenwood still existed, it would have been in the (605) area code.

Communities Also Named Glenwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 89 communities that are also named Glenwood - they are located in Alabama (2), Alberta, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida (4), Georgia (4), Hawaii, Idaho (2), Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (4), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland (4), Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York (3), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina (6), Nova Scotia, Ohio (5), Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Oregon (3), Pennsylvania (5), Prince Edward Island, South Carolina (2), Tennessee (3), Texas (2), Utah, Virginia (5), Washington (3) and West Virginia (4).

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

Communities near Glenwood ...

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

• Canton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,583 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <6>
• Lennox
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lennox have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lennox
  • Lennox is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lennox <6>
• Hawarden
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawarden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawarden
  • Hawarden is located in Sioux County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawarden <6>
• Worthing
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthing
  • Worthing is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,024 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Worthing <6>
• Centerville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Centerville is located in Turner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 870 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <6>
• Viborg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viborg
  • Viborg is located in Turner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Viborg <6>
• Alcester
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcester
  • Alcester is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alcester <6>
• Irene
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irene have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
  • Irene is located in Turner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irene <6>
• Hurley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
  • Hurley is located in Turner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurley <6>
• Hudson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • Hudson is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <6>

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

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Clay County: www.claycountysd.org/

The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.gov/