Welcome to Glenn ...

Glenn is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Glenn is located in Dickens County<1>.

The location of Glenn has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Glenn, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1933.

Glenn is 2,670 feet [814 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Glenn is ½ mile above sea level.

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

The telephone area code for Glenn: (806)

Communities Also Named Glenn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Glenn - they are located in California, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Manitoba, Michigan, Missouri (2), Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Utah.

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

Communities near Glenn ...

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

• Matador
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matador have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matador
  • Matador is located in Motley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 605 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matador <4>
• Dickens
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens
  • Dickens is located in Dickens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickens <4>
• Roaring Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaring Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Springs
  • Roaring Springs is located in Motley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roaring Springs <4>
• McAdoo
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McAdoo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAdoo
  • McAdoo is located in Dickens County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McAdoo <4>
• Russellville ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russellville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
  • Russellville is located in Motley County
• Dougherty
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougherty
  • Dougherty is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dougherty <4>
• Dumont
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dumont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumont
  • Dumont is located in King County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dumont <4>
• Mount Blanco ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Blanco
  • Mount Blanco is located in Crosby County
• Spur
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spur
  • Spur is located in Dickens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spur <4>
• Crosbyton
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crosbyton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosbyton
  • Crosbyton is located in Crosby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crosbyton <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glenn ...

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

Adding Glenn to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Glenn post office opened in 1933.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Glenn.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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