Welcome to Gladys ...
So far, we found very little information about Gladys. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Gladys to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Gladys, please Contact Us.
Gladys was located in the Arkansas Ozarks.
Gladys would have been located within present day Van Buren County<2>.
The location of Gladys has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Gladys, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Gladys is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Gladys was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Gladys once stood is in the (501) area code.
Communities Also Named Gladys ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Gladys - they are located in Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, North Dakota, Texas (2) and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gladys.
Communities near Gladys ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gladys.
- Clinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clinton is located in Van Buren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,506 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <5>
- Fairfield Bay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Bay
- Fairfield Bay is located in Van Buren County
- Estimated population in 2015: 2,268 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield Bay <5>
- Leslie
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leslie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Leslie is located in Searcy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leslie <5>
- Damascus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Damascus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Damascus is located in Van Buren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Damascus <5>
- Shirley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shirley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Shirley is located in Van Buren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shirley <5>
- Crabtree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
- Crabtree is located in Van Buren County
- Alread
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alread
- Alread is located in Van Buren County
- Rex
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
- Rex is located in Van Buren County
- Copeland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Austin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Austin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Austin is located in Conway County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Austin <5>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Gladys. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gladys.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gladys. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gladys.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gladys. See our Newspapers Page for Gladys.
Adding Gladys to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Gladys in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Gladys was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Gladys post office opened in 1904.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Gladys.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Gladys, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Van Buren, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gladys - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |