Glencoe, North Carolina

Glencoe
Unincorporated community

Glencoe Cotton Mills, Glencoe, formerly owned by the Holt family, now shuttered
Glencoe

Location within the state of North Carolina

Coordinates: 36°8′20″N 79°25′40″W / 36.13889°N 79.42778°W / 36.13889; -79.42778Coordinates: 36°8′20″N 79°25′40″W / 36.13889°N 79.42778°W / 36.13889; -79.42778
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Alamance
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
GNIS feature ID 1020446

Glencoe is an Unincorporated community in Alamance County, North Carolina on North Carolina Highway 62, north-northeast of downtown Burlington.

It is located on the Haw River. Glencoe is located north of Morgantown, and west-northwest of Carolina, a neighboring unincorporated settlement also on the Haw River. Glencoe is also home to Textile Mill Town, and Textile Heritage Museum.

The Glencoe Mill Village Historic District and Glencoe School are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1]

Interior view of the power house, Glencoe Mills, 1978

References

  1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.


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