Glenallen, Missouri

Overview

• Location: Bollinger County, Missouri
• Legal status: Village
• Population: 145 (Change since 1990: +51.0%)
• Founded: 1868
• Name origin: Thomas Allen
• Alternate name: Glen Allen

Geography

• Located near intersection of MO 51 and Route ZZ just west of Marble Hill
• Latitude: 37°19'01" N   (+37.3169)
• Longitude: 90°01'42" W   (-90.0282)
• Elevation: 460 feet above sea level
• Public Land Survey: T. 30 N., R. 9 E., Sec. 35
• Civil township: Lorance
• Land area: 0.06 square miles (37.5 acres)

As the crow flies, Glenallen is...

• 3.0 miles W of Marble Hill
• 4.7 miles S of Shrum
• 5.0 miles SE of Bessville
• 5.5 miles E of Lodge
• 5.9 miles SE of Grisham
• 6.5 miles NE of Grassy
• 6.9 miles S of Hurricane
• 6.9 miles NW of Leopold
• 8.0 miles N of Hahn
• 8.2 miles W of Laflin
• 26.5 miles W of Cape Girardeau
• 90.9 miles S of St. Louis

History

Name origin

Named for Thomas Allen, President of the St. Louis & Iron Mountain Railroad.

Timeline

1868

Glen Allen founded

1869

Railroad completed

May 3, 1872

Post office opened

Dec. 26, 1894

Post office officially changed name from "Glen Allen" to "Glenallen"

1906

Glenallen incorporated

Demographics