Welcome to Gladstone ...

Gladstone is located in Nelson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gladstone, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Gladstone is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Gladstone lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Gladstone lies within the (434) area code.

The ZIP code for Gladstone: 24553<3>

Communities Also Named Gladstone ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 29 communities that are also named Gladstone - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Illinois (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico (2), North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, Tennessee and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gladstone.

Communities near Gladstone ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gladstone.

• Lynchburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
  • Lynchburg is located in Lynchburg City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,561 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynchburg <4>
• Amherst
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
  • Amherst is located in Amherst County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amherst <4>
• Appomattox
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appomattox
  • Appomattox is located in Appomattox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Appomattox <4>
• Beckham
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckham
  • Beckham is located in Appomattox County
• Buffalo Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
  • Buffalo Springs is located in Nelson County
• Walkers Ford
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walkers Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Ford
  • Walkers Ford is located in Amherst County
• New Glasgow
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Glasgow have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glasgow
  • New Glasgow is located in Amherst County
• Colleen
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colleen
  • Colleen is located in Nelson County
• Shipman
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipman
  • Shipman is located in Nelson County
• Sweet Briar Station
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar Station
  • Sweet Briar Station is located in Amherst County

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 Gladstone. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gladstone.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gladstone. 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 Gladstone.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gladstone. See our Newspapers Page for Gladstone.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gladstone ...

Looking for more information about Gladstone? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Gladstone, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Gladstone.

Adding Gladstone to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gladstone in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Gladstone was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Gladstone post office opened in 1881.

We also found Gladstone in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gladstone.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gladstone. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Nelson County: www.nelsoncounty.com/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/