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History · Glasgow

Glasgow’s post office opened in 1845, and 50% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1924 on and the census since 1880.

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Quick answers

How Glasgow began

When was Glasgow founded?

1845

The Glasgow post office opened in 1845, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 249 in 18802020 census: 113181 years
Founding year: the first Glasgow post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Glasgow’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 Glasgow are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Glasgow’s homes were built before 1940.Deep rootsA post office since 1845: 181 years of Glasgow.
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Start Glasgow’s collection

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

Decades since 1900 with photos
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The story so far

Glasgow, in brief

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

Glasgow is a village in Scott County, Illinois, United States. The population was 113 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Jacksonville Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Its first post office opened in 1845. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 141 to 113 (-20%).

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

Timeline

Glasgow, 1845 to 1962

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1845Post officeThe Glasgow post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1924On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  5. 1962Post officeThe Glasgow post office closes
By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Glasgow on the map, 1924 to 1983

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

Glasgow on the 1924 USGS mapGlasgow on the 1983 USGS map1924Winchester 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 Glasgow.

People over time

Glasgow, census by census

010020018801900192019401960198020002020Peak: 249

Between 113 and 249 people in every census since 1880.

15 censuses, 1880–2020.

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

Places that used to be

Lost post offices

Glasgow had its own post office from 1845 to 1962.

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

Questions about Glasgow’s history

What year was Glasgow founded?

The Glasgow post office opened in 1845, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 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.