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Welcome to Glade Farms ...

Glade Farms is located in Preston County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Glade Farms, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Glade Farms is 2,110 feet [643 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Glade Farms: 304 & 681<3>

Communities near Glade Farms ...

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

  • Uniontown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Kingwood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • South Connellsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Terra Alta
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Dunbar
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Dunbar is located in Fayette County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunbar <4>
  • Grantsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Smithfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Confluence
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Reedsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Masontown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glade Farms ...

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

Adding Glade Farms to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Glade Farms 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 Glade Farms was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Glade Farms.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Preston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Glade Farms - 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Glade Farms area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Glade Farms 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.