Glasgow

Glasgow is a town in , , , at the confluence of the James and Rivers. The population was 1,052 at the 2020 census.
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  • Type: Village with 1,050 residents
  • Description: town in Virginia, United States
  • Also known as: Glasgow, VA” and “Glasgow, Virginia
  • Postal code: 24555

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Natural Bridge Station and Buffalo Forge.

Village
is an unincorporated community in , , United States, named for both its proximity to and formerly having a train depot along the Norfolk & Western rail line. is situated 3 miles west of Glasgow.

Hamlet
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
, also known as the Forge Complex, is a historic iron forge complex and national historic district located near Glasgow, . is situated 4 miles north of Glasgow.

Hamlet
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is an unincorporated community in , , United States. The community is the site of , a natural arch which gives the town its name. is situated 5 miles west of Glasgow.

Glasgow

Latitude
37.63402° or 37° 38′ 3″ north
Longitude
-79.45031° or 79° 27′ 1″ west
Population
1,050
Elevation
738 feet (225 metres)
United Nations Location Code
US QZG
Open location code
8792JGMX+JV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158586754
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
4761008
Wiki­data ID
Q1376339
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Glasgow” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: غلاسكو
  • Basque: Glasgow (Virginia)
  • Basque: Glasgow
  • Catalan: Glasgow
  • Cebuano: Glasgow
  • Chechen: Глазго
  • Chinese: Glasgow
  • Danish: Glasgow
  • Dutch: Glasgow
  • Egyptian Arabic: جلاسكو
  • Esperanto: Glasgovo
  • French: Glasgow
  • German: Glasgow
  • Gilaki: گلاسگؤ (ويرجينيا)
  • Gilaki: گلاسگؤ
  • Haitian: Glasgow, Vijini
  • Haitian: Glasgow
  • Hungarian: Glasgow
  • Italian: Glasgow
  • Ladin: Glasgow
  • Min Nan Chinese: Glasgow
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Glasgow (Virginia)
  • Norwegian: Glasgow
  • Polish: Glasgow
  • Portuguese: Glasgow
  • Russian: Гласгоу (Виргиния)
  • Russian: Гласгоу
  • Serbian: Глазгоу
  • Serbo-Croatian: Glasgow, Virginia
  • Serbo-Croatian: Glasgow
  • Spanish: Glasgow (Virginia)
  • Spanish: Glasgow
  • Swedish: Glasgow, Virginia
  • Swedish: Glasgow
  • Tatar: Глазго
  • Ukrainian: Глазго
  • Urdu: گلاسگو، ورجینیا
  • Urdu: گلاسگو
  • Uzbek: Glasgow
  • Uzbek: Гласгоw
  • Volapük: Glasgow
  • Welsh: Glasgow, Virginia
  • Welsh: Glasgow

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Highlights include Centennial Park and Glasgow Town Hall.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Glasgow”. Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.