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Welcome to Glen Roy Estates ...

Glen Roy Estates is located in Gloucester County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Glen Roy Estates: Glen Roy Ests.

Glen Roy Estates is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Glen Roy Estates: 804 & 686<3>

Communities near Glen Roy Estates ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Glen Roy Estates.

  • Williamsburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Urbanna
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Irvington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • White Stone
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • White Marsh
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Ark
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ark is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ark
  • Belroi
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Belroi is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belroi
  • North
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Cardinal
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Cardinal is located in Mathews County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardinal
  • Ordinary
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glen Roy Estates ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Gloucester, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Glen Roy Estates - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Glen Roy Estates area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Glen Roy Estates area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.