Welcome to Gladden ...

Gladden is located in Cross County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gladden, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1922.

Gladden is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Gladden lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Gladden: (870)

Communities Also Named Gladden ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Gladden - they are located in Arizona, Missouri and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Gladden ...

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

• Forrest City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forrest City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest City
  • Forrest City is located in Saint Francis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,654 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forrest City <4>
• Wynne
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wynne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynne
  • Wynne is located in Cross County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wynne <4>
• Earle
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earle
  • Earle is located in Crittenden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,164 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earle <4>
• Hughes
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
  • Hughes is located in Saint Francis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hughes <4>
• Parkin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkin
  • Parkin is located in Cross County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 974 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkin <4>
• Madison
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Saint Francis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <4>
• Cherry Valley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
  • Cherry Valley is located in Cross County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherry Valley <4>
• Caldwell
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
  • Caldwell is located in Saint Francis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caldwell <4>
• Crawfordsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfordsville
  • Crawfordsville is located in Crittenden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 453 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawfordsville <4>
• Edmondson
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edmondson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson
  • Edmondson is located in Crittenden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 378 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 Gladden. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gladden.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gladden ...

Looking for more information about Gladden? 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 Gladden, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Gladden.

Adding Gladden to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gladden 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 Gladden was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Gladden post office opened in 1922.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gladden.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/