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History · Glencoe

Glencoe’s post office opened in 1877

Most of Glencoe was built recently: 8% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1956.

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How Glencoe began

When was Glencoe founded?

1877

The Glencoe post office opened in 1877, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 132149 years
Founding year: the first Glencoe post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Glencoe’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 Glencoe are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Glencoe’s homes were built before 1956.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Glencoe’s history is told.

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The story so far

Glencoe, in brief

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

Glencoe is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Glencoe had a population of 132. It is part of the Morgan City Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Its first post office opened in 1877. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 211 to 132 (-37%).

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

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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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Famous people

Famous people close to Glencoe

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

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Armand DuplantisSwedish-American pole vaulter · b. 1999
Addison RaeAmerican singer · b. 2000
Danneel AcklesAmerican actress · b. 1979
Dustin PoirierAmerican mixed martial artist · b. 1989
Jeff LandryAmerican politician · b. 1970
Daniel CormierAmerican sport wrestler and mixed martial artist · b. 1979
Places that used to be

Lost post offices and old corners

Glencoe had its own post office from 1877 to 1928.

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

Questions about Glencoe’s history

What year was Glencoe founded?

The Glencoe post office opened in 1877, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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

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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 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.