Welcome to Glade ...

Glade is located in Fayette County<1>.

The location of Glade has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Glade, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Glade is 1,240 feet [378 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Glade: (304) and (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Glade ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Glade - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia, Colorado, Delaware, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee and Washington.

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

Communities near Glade ...

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

• Beckley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckley
  • Beckley is located in Raleigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,805 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beckley <5>
• Oak Hill
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
  • Oak Hill is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,028 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Hill <5>
• Fayetteville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
  • Fayetteville is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <5>
• Hinton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
  • Hinton is located in Summers County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,321 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinton <5>
• Rainelle
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainelle
  • Rainelle is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,516 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainelle <5>
• Mount Hope
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
  • Mount Hope is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Hope <5>
• Mabscott
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mabscott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabscott
  • Mabscott is located in Raleigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
• Sophia
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sophia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sophia
  • Sophia is located in Raleigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sophia <5>
• Rupert
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
  • Rupert is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rupert <5>
• Meadow Bridge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bridge
  • Meadow Bridge is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glade ...

Looking for more information about Glade? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Glade, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Glade.

Adding Glade to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Glade 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 Glade was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Glade on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Glade.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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