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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Nashville is located in Berrien County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,811 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashville <3>
- Ocilla
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocilla have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocilla
- Ocilla is located in Irwin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,722 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocilla <3>
- Willacoochee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willacoochee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willacoochee
- Willacoochee is located in Atkinson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willacoochee <3>
- 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)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mora. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
- Mora is located in Coffee County
- 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 for Gladys was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Gladys post office opened in 1900.
We also found Gladys on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Georgia (1911).
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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |