Singers Glen, Virginia

Situated between Little North Mountain and Interstate 81, Singers Glen occupies the zip code 22850. It consists mainly of one road (Singers Glen Road), the yellow post office, a recycling center, the Singers Glen School, the Singers Glen Volunteer Fire Company, the O & R general store, a Methodist & Baptist Church, respectively.

History

Singers Glen is the birthplace of gospel music in the south. [ [http://www.smithcreekmusic.com/Hymnology/American.Hymnody/Singing.Schools/Singers.Glen/Singers.Glen.html Hymnology: Singers Glen, VA; Genuine Church Music; Harmonia Sacra; Joseph Funk] ]

Education

Singers Glen School operated from 1882 to 1973. [ [http://www.rockingham.k12.va.us/rcps_history/SingersGlen.html Singers Glen School]

Emergency Services

The Singers Glen Ruritan Club operates a the Singers Glen Volunteer Fire Company, serving 32 square miles and at least 2,500 residents. [ [http://www.singersglenfire.org/index.htm Singers Glen Volunteer Fire Company] ]

Religion

Singers Glen Cemetery overlooks the town from atop a hill. Access is available from Turleytown Road. [ [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~varockin/HRHS/cem/singers1.htm Singers Glen Cemetery]

Singers Glen has more churches than commercial establishments (largely due to the surprising lack of commercial establishments).The churches in the Singers Glen area are:
* [http://www.donovanumc.org Donovan Memorial United Methodist]
9788 Singers Glen Road
* [http://www.morningviewmennonite.org Morning View Mennonite Church]
10116 Morning View Road
* Singers Glen Baptist Church
* Zion Hill Mennonite Church
6311 Mayberry Road

Prominent Residents and Places

Glen Farm has occupied the same location for more than two centuries. [ [http://glenfarm.org/index.html Glen Farm] ]

Joseph Funk founded the first Mennonite printing house in the United States here in 1847.

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