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Welcome to Glencliff ...

Glencliff is located in Davidson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Glencliff, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1888.

Glencliff is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Glencliff lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Glencliff: 615 & 629<3>

Communities Also Named Glencliff ...

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

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

Communities near Glencliff ...

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

  • Nashville - Davidson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Nashville - Davidson is located in Davidson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville - Davidson
    • Estimated population in 2019: 670,820 people
  • Murphree
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Murphree is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphree
    • Estimated population in 2014: 120,954 people
  • Franklin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hendersonville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Smyrna
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Smyrna is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,185 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <4>
  • Brentwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Mount Juliet
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • La Vergne
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Morrow
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Morrow is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow
    • Estimated population in 2014: 29,304 people
  • Goodlettsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glencliff ...

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

Adding Glencliff to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Glencliff 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 Glencliff was on a map titled Map of Tennessee (from Rand McNally, 1888).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Glencliff.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Davidson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Glencliff - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 615 code has been Overlayed with the 629 area code. New phone numbers in the Glencliff area will be assigned with one of these codes: 615 or 629. As a result, placing a call in the Glencliff area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.