Singers Glen, VA

Singers Glen is a census-designated place located in Rockingham County, Virginia, United States, and situated between Little North Mountain and Interstate 81. The 2020 census counted 195 residents. Singers Glen is a historic settlement that is registered by both the Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission and the United States Department of the Interior. The community comprises one road, the Singers Glen Post Office, a recycling center, the Singers Glen School, the Singers Glen Volunteer Fire Company, Singers Glen volunteer rescue squad, one store, and a Methodist and Baptist Church. Singers Glen School operated from 1882 to 1973. Taken together, these details give a newcomer a usable picture of Singers Glen, where its history, geography, and current gathering places meet.

For Singers Glen, the memorable detail is the way older history and current gathering places share one local map. Singers Glen is listed as a CDP for the United States Census 2020. Singers Glen was first settled in 1809 by Joseph Funk and other descendants of the German Anabaptists who had been persecuted during the European Wars of Religion. Funk was a well known music teacher and composer, and thanks largely to him, Singers Glen is sometimes considered the birthplace of gospel music in the American South.