Welcome to Glenita ...

Glenita is located in Scott County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Glenita, you might consider that their post office opened in 1923.

Glenita is 1,290 feet [393 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Glenita: 276

Communities near Glenita ...

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

• Kingsport
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Kingsport is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsport
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,112 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsport <3>
• Bloomingdale
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
• Colonial Heights
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Colonial Heights is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Heights
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonial Heights <3>
• Church Hill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Church Hill is located in Hawkins County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,643 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Church Hill <3>
• Mount Carmel
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Carmel is located in Hawkins County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Carmel <3>
• Big Stone Gap
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Big Stone Gap is located in Wise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Stone Gap
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Stone Gap <3>
• Waycross
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Waycross is located in Hawkins County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waycross
  • Estimated population in 2014: 4,091 people
• Norton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Norton is located in Norton City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,985 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norton <3>
• Blair Gap
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Blair Gap is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Gap
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,870 people
• Gate City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Gate City is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,867 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gate City <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glenita ...

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

Adding Glenita to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Glenita 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 Glenita was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Glenita post office opened in 1923. The Glenita post office closed in 1939.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Glenita.