Welcome to Gleason ...

So far, we found very little information about Gleason. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Gleason to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Gleason, please Contact Us.

Gleason would have been located within present day Mineral County<2>.

The location of Gleason has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gleason, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1913.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Gleason is 1,760 feet [536 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Gleason was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Gleason would have been located in the (304) and (681)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Gleason ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Gleason - they are located in Alaska, Arkansas, Michigan, Montana, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Vermont, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Gleason ...

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

• Keyser
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyser
  • Keyser is located in Mineral County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,863 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keyser <6>
• Mountain Lake Park
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Lake Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Park
  • Mountain Lake Park is located in Garrett County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
• Oakland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Oakland is located in Garrett County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
• Westernport
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westernport
  • Westernport is located in Allegany County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westernport <6>
• Terra Alta
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Alta
  • Terra Alta is located in Preston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,504 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terra Alta <6>
• Lonaconing
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonaconing
  • Lonaconing is located in Allegany County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lonaconing <6>
• Piedmont
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
  • Piedmont is located in Mineral County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piedmont <6>
• Loch Lynn Heights
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loch Lynn Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lynn Heights
  • Loch Lynn Heights is located in Garrett County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
• Barton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
  • Barton is located in Allegany County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
• Deer Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
  • Deer Park is located in Garrett County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Park <6>

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

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

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

Adding Gleason to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gleason 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 Gleason was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Gleason post office opened in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gleason.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Mineral County: www.mineralcountywv.com/

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