Welcome to Glengary ...

Glengary is located in Berkeley County<1>.

The location of Glengary has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Glengary, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Glengary is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Glengary: (304) & (681)<4>

Websites for Glengary ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.berkeleycounty.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Glengary, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Glengary ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Glengary - they are located in Idaho, Kentucky, Michigan (2) and Oregon.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Glengary.

Communities near Glengary ...

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

• Winchester
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Winchester City (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,700 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <5>
• Martinsburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
  • Martinsburg is located in Berkeley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsburg <5>
• Charles Town
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Town
  • Charles Town is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charles Town <5>
• Ranson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ranson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
  • Ranson is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
  • Ranson has also been known as:
  • Corporation of Ranson
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <5>
• Berryville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
  • Berryville is located in Clarke County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berryville <5>
• Shepherdstown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepherdstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherdstown
  • Shepherdstown is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,922 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shepherdstown <5>
• Bath
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bath have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
  • Bath is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
• Paw Paw
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
  • Paw Paw is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paw Paw <5>
• Capon Bridge
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Capon Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capon Bridge
  • Capon Bridge is located in Hampshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capon Bridge <5>
• Hedgesville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgesville
  • Hedgesville is located in Berkeley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hedgesville <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glengary ...

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

Adding Glengary to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Glengary 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 Glengary was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Glengary post office opened in 1851.

We also found Glengary in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Glengary.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Glengary. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Berkeley County: www.berkeleycountycomm.org/

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/