[citation needed] The first settlement developed two miles south of Glendora at Black Bayou.

Cane Lake Lumber Company built a large sawmill here which operated until 1909.

[3] In December 1955, Elmer Kimbrell, a white man, shot and killed Clinton Melton, an African-American resident, in front of three witnesses after an argument about how much gas Melton had pumped into Kimbrell's car.

[6] At this time, most blacks in Mississippi were still disenfranchised due to state barriers; they were not part of the jury pool because they were not registered voters and they were excluded from the political system.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2), all land.

The Village of Glendora is served by the West Tallahatchie School District.

Previously Black Bayou Elementary School served children in Glendora and southern parts of the district.