Welcome to Glenraven ...
So far, we found very little information about Glenraven. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Glenraven to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Glenraven, please Contact Us.
Glenraven would have been located within present day Robertson County<2>.
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The location of Glenraven has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Glenraven, you might consider that their post office opened in 1896.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Glenraven is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Glenraven was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Glenraven was located: 615 & 629<5>
Communities near Glenraven ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Glenraven.
- Cheap Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheap Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheap Hill
- Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County
- Estimated population in 2014: 173,778 people
- Clarksville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Clarksville is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 161,247 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <6>
- Springfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Springfield is located in Robertson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,288 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <6>
- Greenbrier
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Greenbrier is located in Robertson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,905 people
- Pleasant View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Pleasant View is located in Cheatham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,055 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant View <6>
- Ashland City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland City
- Ashland City is located in Cheatham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,748 people
- Coopertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coopertown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
- Coopertown is located in Robertson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,612 people
- Ridgetop
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Cross Plains
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cross Plains. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
- Cross Plains is located in Robertson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,839 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross Plains <6>
- Ridgepost ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
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 Glenraven. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Glenraven.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Glenraven. 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 Glenraven.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Glenraven. See our Newspapers Page for Glenraven.
Adding Glenraven to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Glenraven in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Glenraven was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
From that list, the Glenraven post office opened in 1896.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Glenraven.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Glenraven, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Robertson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Glenraven - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | 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 Glenraven area will be assigned with one of these codes: 615 or 629. As a result, placing a call in the Glenraven area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |