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History · Glen St. Mary

Glen St. Mary’s post office opened in 1883, and 1 of its places is on the National Register

Most of Glen St. Mary was built recently: 0.4% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1977. 1 place in town is on the National Register, among them a historic district with 18 buildings. Below: maps from 1917 on and the census since 1960.

1883first post office
1on the National Register
0.4%homes built before 1940
1famous people
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How Glen St. Mary began

When was Glen St. Mary founded?

1883

The Glen St. Mary post office opened in 1883, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 329 in 19602020 census: 463143 years
Founding year: the first Glen St. Mary post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Glen St. Mary’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Glen St. Mary are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19173 editions of the USGS map, 1917 to 1993. Watch Glen St. Mary change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Glen St. Mary’s history is told.

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On the map

Glen St. Mary on the map, 1917 to 1993

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Glen St. Mary. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Glen St. Mary on the 1917 USGS mapGlen St. Mary on the 1972 USGS mapGlen St. Mary on the 1993 USGS map1917Macclenny sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Glen St. Mary.

The story so far

Glen St. Mary, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Glen St. Mary yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Glen St. Mary or Glen Saint Mary is a town in Baker County, Florida, United States. The Town of Glen St. Mary is part of the Jacksonville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area in North Florida. The population was 463 at the 2020 census, up from 437 at the 2010 census.

Its first post office opened in 1883. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 437 to 463 (+6%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Glen St. Mary, 1883 to 2000

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1883Post officeThe Glen Saint Mary post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1917On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  5. 21st century
  6. 2000Born hereCooper Hodges is born here
By decade

Glen St. Mary, decade by decade

Today6 recent
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On the National Register

1 listing protects 18 historic buildings

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

place listed
1
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
18
each building in a district counts
first listed
2003
Glen Saint Mary Nurseries Company
Districts

Architectural styles listings

Frame Vernacular1
Late 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals1
Colonial Revival1
Glen Saint Mary Nurseries CompanyFrame Vernacular

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

People over time

Glen St. Mary, census by census

01002003004005001960198020002020Peak: 480

Between 329 and 480 people in every census since 1960.

7 censuses, 1960–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Glen St. Mary’s Wikipedia page.

Places that used to be

Old corners

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Glen Saint Mary

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Glen St. Mary’s history

What year was Glen St. Mary founded?

The Glen St. Mary post office opened in 1883, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

What is on the National Register in Glen St. Mary?

One place: the Glen Saint Mary Nurseries Company (listed 2003).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (6), the National Register of Historic Places (1), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.