Welcome to Glastenbury ...

Glastenbury is located in Bennington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Glastenbury, you might consider that their post office opened in 1873.

Glastenbury is 2,990 feet [911 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Glastenbury is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Glastenbury: 802

Communities near Glastenbury ...

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

• Bennington
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Bennington is located in Bennington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,897 people
• Manchester
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Manchester is located in Bennington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,214 people
• Shaftsbury
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Shaftsbury is located in Bennington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaftsbury
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,411 people
• Pownal
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pownal is located in Bennington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,386 people
• Hoosick Falls
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Hoosick Falls is located in Rensselaer County (NY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosick Falls
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,336 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoosick Falls <3>
• Arlington
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Arlington is located in Bennington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,204 people
• Dorset
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Dorset is located in Bennington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,937 people
• Cambridge
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Cambridge is located in Washington County (NY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge <3>
• Wilmington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Wilmington is located in Windham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,786 people
• North Bennington
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • North Bennington is located in Bennington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bennington
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glastenbury ...

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

Adding Glastenbury to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Glastenbury in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Glastenbury was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Glastenbury post office opened in 1873. The Glastenbury post office closed in 1877.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Glastenbury.