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Welcome to Glade ...

Glade is located in Benton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Glade, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.

Glade is 1,140 feet [347 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Glade: 479

Communities Also Named Glade ...

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

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.

  • Springdale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Rogers
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Bentonville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Lowell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Pea Ridge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cave Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Cave Springs is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,737 people
  • Berryville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Bethel Heights
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bethel Heights is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Heights
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,970 people
  • Little Flock
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Little Flock is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Flock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,812 people
  • Eureka Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)

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 (so far) for Glade was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Glade post office opened in 1903. The Glade post office closed in 1945.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Glade.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Benton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Glade - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/