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Welcome to Gladstone ...

Gladstone is located in Tama County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gladstone, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Gladstone is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Gladstone ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 29 communities that are also named Gladstone - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Illinois (2), Kansas (2), Kentucky, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico (2), North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Gladstone ...

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

  • Grinnell
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Tama
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Belle Plaine
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Toledo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toledo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
    • Toledo is located in Tama County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,125 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toledo <3>
  • Traer
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Brooklyn
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
    • Brooklyn is located in Poweshiek County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,390 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooklyn <3>
  • Dysart
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dysart have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysart
    • Dysart is located in Tama County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,311 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dysart <3>
  • Le Grand
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Victor
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
    • Victor is located in Poweshiek County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 865 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victor <3>
  • Gladbrook
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gladstone ...

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

Adding Gladstone to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Gladstone post office opened in 1882.

We also found Gladstone in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gladstone.

Footnotes ...

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