Welcome to Glen Wilton ...
Glen Wilton is located in Botetourt County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Glen Wilton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.
Glen Wilton is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Glen Wilton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Glen Wilton: 540 & 826<3>
Communities near Glen Wilton ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Glen Wilton.
- Covington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Covington is located in Covington City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,639 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <5>
- Clifton Forge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Buchanan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Iron Gate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Gate have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- Iron Gate is located in Alleghany County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Fincastle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gala
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Low Moor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rich Patch
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Strom
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Strom. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strom
- Strom is located in Botetourt County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Strom
- From Glen Wilton to Strom
- Griffith
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Griffith. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
- Griffith is located in Alleghany County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Griffith
- From Glen Wilton to Griffith
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 Wilton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Glen Wilton.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Glen Wilton. 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 Wilton.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Glen Wilton. See our Newspapers Page for Glen Wilton.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glen Wilton ...
Looking for more information about Glen Wilton? 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 Wilton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Glen Wilton.
Adding Glen Wilton to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Glen Wilton 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 Glen Wilton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Glen Wilton post office opened in 1885.
We also found Glen Wilton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Glen Wilton.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Botetourt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Glen Wilton - 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 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Glen Wilton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Glen Wilton area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |