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History · Glasford

Glasford’s post office opened in 1869, and 22% of its homes were built before 1940

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How Glasford began

When was Glasford founded?

1869

The Glasford post office opened in 1869, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Timber (1846), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

2020 census: 866157 years
Founding year: the first Glasford post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Glasford’s past

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

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Glasford’s history is told.

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The story

How Glasford came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Glasford.

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Glasford, or Glascoe, as it was called in 1868, was named for its founder, Samuel Alexander Glasford/Glassford (1824–1896).

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Glasford, 1846 to 1869

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1846Post officeThe Timber post office opens
  3. 1869Post officeThe Timber post office closes
  4. 1869Post officeThe Glasford post office opens
By decade

Glasford, decade by decade

Today6 recent
Glasford Baptist Church 20240421 02242024Glasford Baptist Church 20240421 0224Timber Township Hall 20231112 00022023Timber Township Hall 20231112 0002Glasford-sign 20230930 00202023Glasford-sign 20230930 0020Glasford-grain-elevator 20230930 00122023Glasford-grain-elevator 20230930 0012MAIN Lancaster 20170303 05132017MAIN Lancaster 20170303 0513Lancaster 20161209 02172016Lancaster 20161209 0217
Famous people

Famous people close to Glasford

Nobody well known was born in Glasford itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Steven R. NagelAmerican astronaut · b. 1946
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Barbara MertzAmerican novelist and Egyptologist · b. 1927
Jack FiskAmerican production designer and director · b. 1945
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Harry JacobsAmerican football player · b. 1937
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Al ClauserAmerican musician · b. 1911
Places that used to be

Lost post offices

Glasford’s post office has been open since 1869. Another post office, Timber, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Timber
1846–1869
Glasford
1869–today
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US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Glasford’s history

What year was Glasford founded?

The Glasford post office opened in 1869, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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), 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.