Welcome to Glendale ...

Glendale is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Glendale is located in Trinity County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Glendale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

When the people of Glendale refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Glendalian<2>

Glendale is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Glendale: (936)

Communities Also Named Glendale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 108 communities that are also named Glendale - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona, Arkansas (3), British Columbia, California (2), Colorado (2), Delaware, Florida (3), Georgia, Idaho (2), Illinois (4), Indiana (3), Iowa, Kansas (6), Kentucky, Louisiana, Manitoba, Maryland (2), Massachusetts (2), Michigan, Minnesota (2), Mississippi (5), Missouri (5), Montana, Nevada (2), New Hampshire, New Jersey (2), New York (4), North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (4), Oklahoma, Ontario (4), Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (4), Rhode Island, South Carolina (5), South Dakota, Tennessee (8), Utah (2), Virginia (6), Washington (2), West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Glendale ...

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

• Onalaska
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onalaska have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onalaska
  • Onalaska is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,167 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onalaska <5>
• Trinity
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
  • Trinity is located in Trinity County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trinity <5>
• Groveton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveton
  • Groveton is located in Trinity County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,030 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groveton <5>
• Point Blank
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Blank
  • Point Blank is located in San Jacinto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 759 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Blank <5>
• Lovelady
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovelady have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelady
  • Lovelady is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 623 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovelady <5>
• Riverside
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Riverside is located in Walker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <5>
• Oakhurst
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakhurst have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
  • Oakhurst is located in San Jacinto County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakhurst <5>
• Mill Town
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
  • Mill Town is located in Trinity County
• Friday
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friday
  • Friday is located in Trinity County
• Chita
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chita
  • Chita is located in Trinity County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glendale ...

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

Adding Glendale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Glendale 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 Glendale was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Glendale in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Glendale post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Glendale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/