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Welcome to Gladys ...

Gladys is located in Berrien County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gladys, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.

Gladys is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Gladys: 229

Communities Also Named Gladys ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Gladys - they are located in Arkansas, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, North Dakota, Texas (2) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Gladys ...

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

  • Tifton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Fitzgerald
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Nashville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Ocilla
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Willacoochee
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Enigma
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lenox
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Alapaha
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Mora
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Mora is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
    • Estimated population in 2019: 444 people
  • Ambrose
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gladys ...

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

Adding Gladys to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gladys 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 Gladys was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Gladys post office opened in 1900. The Gladys post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gladys.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Berrien, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gladys - 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/