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History · Glen White

Glen White’s post office opened in 1909

Most of Glen White was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1985. Below: maps from 1912 on.

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How Glen White began

When was Glen White founded?

1909

The Glen White post office opened in 1909, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 245117 years
Founding year: the first Glen White post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Glen White’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 White are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19124 editions of the USGS map, 1912 to 1976. Watch Glen White change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Glen White’s history is told.

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On the map

Glen White on the map, 1912 to 1976

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

Glen White on the 1912 USGS mapGlen White on the 1925 USGS mapGlen White on the 1967 USGS mapGlen White on the 1976 USGS map1912Mullens 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 White.

The story so far

Glen White, in brief

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

Glen White is a census-designated place (CDP) in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. Glen White is located on state routes 54 and 97, 1 mile (1.6 km) southeast of Lester. Glen White had a post office (now closed) with ZIP code 25849. As of the 2020 census, its population was 245 (down from 266 at the 2010 census). The community derives its name from E. E. White, the proprietor of a local coal mine.

Its first post office opened in 1909. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 266 to 245 (-8%).

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

Timeline

Glen White, 1909 to 1926

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

  1. 20th century
  2. 1909Post officeThe Glen White post office opens
  3. 1912On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  4. 1926Born hereArt Simmons is born here
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Questions about Glen White’s history

What year was Glen White founded?

The Glen White post office opened in 1909, 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 Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, 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.