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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>

The ZIP code for Glen Wilton: 24438<4>

Communities near Glen Wilton ...

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

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 (so far) for Glen Wilton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Glen Wilton post office opened in 1885.

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>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Glen Wilton). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Glen Wilton or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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/