Welcome to Glade ...
Glade is located in Worth County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Glade, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.
Glade is 1,160 feet [354 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: 641
Communities Also Named Glade ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Glade - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia, Colorado, Delaware, 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.
- Mason City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Clear Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Osage
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lake Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Northwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
- Northwood is located in Worth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,958 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northwood <3>
- Nora Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nora Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora Springs
- Nora Springs is located in Floyd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,342 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nora Springs <3>
- Manly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Ansgar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Glenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Glenville is located in Freeborn County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 624 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenville <3>
- Lyle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle
- Lyle is located in Mower County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyle <3>
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 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 Glade was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Glade post office opened in 1900.
We also found Glade on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Glade.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Worth, 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> | 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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |