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Welcome to Glenmary ...

Glenmary is located in Scott County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Glenmary, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Glenmary is 1,270 feet [387 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Glenmary (for example, toward Grimsley), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Glenmary: 423

Communities Also Named Glenmary ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Glenmary - it's located in Ohio.

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

Communities near Glenmary ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glenmary ...

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

Adding Glenmary to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Glenmary post office opened in 1880.

We also found Glenmary in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Glenmary.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Glenmary. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Scott County: www.scottcounty.com/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Scott, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Glenmary - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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