Welcome to Glendower ...
Glendower is located in Albemarle County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Glendower, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.
Glendower is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Glendower lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Glendower: 540 & 826<3>
Communities Also Named Glendower ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Glendower - they are located in Ontario and Pennsylvania.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Glendower.
Communities near Glendower ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Glendower.
- Charlottesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlottesville
- Charlottesville is located in Charlottesville City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46,950 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlottesville <4>
- Scottsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Scottsville is located in Albemarle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 625 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsville <4>
- Warren
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Alberene
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberene
- Alberene is located in Albemarle County
- Antioch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Nicholas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Woodridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Centenary
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary
- Centenary is located in Buckingham County
- North Garden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Garden
- North Garden is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Garden <4>
- Axtell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
- Axtell is located in Buckingham 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 Glendower. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Glendower.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Glendower. 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 Glendower.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Glendower. See our Newspapers Page for Glendower.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glendower ...
Looking for more information about Glendower? 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 Glendower, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Glendower.
Adding Glendower to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Glendower 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 Glendower was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
We also found Glendower in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Glendower.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Glendower. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Albemarle County: www.albemarle.org/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Albemarle, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Glendower - 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 Glendower area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Glendower 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <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. |