Welcome to Glendora ...

The village of Glendora is located in Tallahatchie County<1>.

The location of Glendora has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Glendora, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Glendora has a population of 133 people<3> (see below for details).

Glendora is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Glendora lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Glendora: (662)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Glendora had an population of 133 people. This is a decrease of 11.92% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 53.33% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Glendora had a population of 151 people. This makes Glendora the county's 5th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 151 people, the population of Glendora decreased 47.02% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 285 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Glendora.

Communities Also Named Glendora ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Glendora - they are located in California, Indiana, Michigan and New Jersey.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Glendora.

Communities near Glendora ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Glendora.

• Tutwiler
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tutwiler
  • Tutwiler is located in Tallahatchie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,401 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tutwiler <5>
• Ruleville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruleville
  • Ruleville is located in Sunflower County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,511 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruleville <5>
• Charleston
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
  • Charleston is located in Tallahatchie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,882 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleston <5>
• Drew
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
  • Drew is located in Sunflower County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,579 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drew <5>
• Webb
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webb have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
  • Webb is located in Tallahatchie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
• Schlater
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlater
  • Schlater is located in Leflore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
• Sumner
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
  • Sumner is located in Tallahatchie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
• Doddsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doddsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doddsville
  • Doddsville is located in Sunflower County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
• Minter City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minter City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter City
  • Minter City is located in Leflore County
• Albin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albin
  • Albin is located in Tallahatchie County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Glendora. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Glendora.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Glendora. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Glendora.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Glendora. See our Newspapers Page for Glendora.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glendora ...

Looking for more information about Glendora? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Glendora, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Glendora.

Adding Glendora to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Glendora in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Glendora was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Glendora post office opened in 1890.

We also found Glendora in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Glendora.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Glendora. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/