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Welcome to Glenray ...

Glenray is located in Summers County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Glenray, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.

Glenray is 1,540 feet [469 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Glenray: 304 & 681<3>

Communities near Glenray ...

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

  • Lewisburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hinton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Ronceverte
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Rainelle
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Rupert
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Union
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Union is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
  • Meadow Bridge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Meadow Bridge is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bridge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
  • Frazier
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Frazier is located in Greenbrier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier
  • Wolfcreek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Wolfcreek is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfcreek
  • Creamery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Creamery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamery

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glenray ...

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

Adding Glenray to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Glenray 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 Glenray was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Glenray post office opened in 1907. The Glenray post office closed in 1947.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Glenray.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Summers, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Glenray - 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 Glenray area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Glenray 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/