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History · Glenmoore

Glenmoore’s post office opened in 1874, and 29% of its homes were built before 1940

1 place in town is on the National Register. Below: 2 old photos and papers and maps from 1905 on.

1874first post office
1on the National Register
29%homes built before 1940
2old photos & papers
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From Glenmoore’s archive · credits on each photo
Quick answers

How Glenmoore began

When was Glenmoore founded?

1874

The Glenmoore post office opened in 1874, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 872152 years
Founding year: the first Glenmoore post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Glenmoore’s past

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

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 2 old photos are in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19057 editions of the USGS map, 1905 to 1999. Watch Glenmoore change.
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Start Glenmoore’s collection

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

Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Date a photo2 archive items have no date. Guess the decade.+2Retake an old viewSmall Barn, Old Creek Road (Wallace Tow…: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
On the map

Glenmoore on the map, 1905 to 1999

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

Glenmoore on the 1905 USGS mapGlenmoore on the 1941 USGS mapGlenmoore on the 1956 USGS mapGlenmoore on the 1969 USGS mapGlenmoore on the 1974 USGS mapGlenmoore on the 1983 USGS mapGlenmoore on the 1999 USGS map1905Honey Brook 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 Glenmoore.

The story

How Glenmoore came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Glenmoore.

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In 1869 a post office was established under the name Norwood, a contraction of "North Woods."

The village was originally called Norwood, but in 1874 the name was changed to Glenmoore in recognition of the founder and the fact that it is in a narrow valley, or glen.

It was the birthplace of William Moore McClure, a Union Army colonel during the Civil War. According to DeLeon, Glenmoore is home of "... the smallest church in the world..." where the downtown is so small that it "... consists of an intersection with no traffic and one antiques shop next to a convenience store...."

The Glenmoore Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011. It encompasses 56 contributing buildings.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

Glenmoore, decade by decade

Date unknown2 to date
Small Barn, Old Creek Road (Wallace Township)Date?Small Barn, Old Creek Road (Wallace Township)Large Barn, Old Creek Road (Wallace Township)Date?Large Barn, Old Creek Road (Wallace Township)
Then & now

Stand where they stood

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.

Small Barn, Old Creek Road (Wallace Township)
Retake this viewSmall Barn, Old Creek Road (Wallace Township)

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Glenmoore’s page.

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On the National Register

1 listing protects 56 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
56
each building in a district counts

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Glenmoore

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

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Miles TellerAmerican actor · b. 1987
Richard HamiltonAmerican basketball player · b. 1978
Johnny WeirAmerican figure skater and television commentat… · b. 1984
Zack SteffenAmerican soccer player · b. 1995
Charles MooreAmerican athlete · b. 1929
Ray KeechRacecar driver · b. 1900

Questions about Glenmoore’s history

What year was Glenmoore founded?

The Glenmoore post office opened in 1874, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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 the Library of Congress (2), Wikipedia and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.