Glenville, MN

Glenville is a city in Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States, near Albert Lea. The 2020 census counted 568 residents. Glenville is along the Shell Rock River. First platted as Shell Rock in 1856, Glenville was then incorporated in 1898. The through line in Glenville is the way its history and present-day settings remain visible on the same map. Glenville makes the most sense through those concrete details, with its history still visible in the settings people use today. The name Glenville was created by the officers of the railroad company. Glenville is located along U.S. Highway 65 and Freeborn County Road 13.