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>.
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.<3>.
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<4>
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)
- Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheap Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 173,778 people
- Clarksville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Springfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Greenbrier
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greenbrier is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,905 people
- Pleasant View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ashland City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ashland City is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,748 people
- Coopertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coopertown is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,612 people
- Ridgetop
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgetop is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
- Cross Plains
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ridgepost ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgepost is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgepost
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,732 people
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 (so far) for Glenraven was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Glenraven post office opened in 1896. The Glenraven post office closed in 1910.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Glenraven.
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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Glenraven - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |