Welcome to Gladstone ...

Gladstone is located in Tama County<1>.

The location of Gladstone has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

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.<3>.

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinnell
  • Grinnell is located in Poweshiek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,096 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grinnell <4>
• Tama
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tama
  • Tama is located in Tama County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tama <4>
• Belle Plaine
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Plaine
  • Belle Plaine is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle Plaine <4>
• 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.<2> 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 <4>
• Traer
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traer
  • Traer is located in Tama County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Traer <4>
• 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.<2> 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 <4>
• 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.<2> 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 <4>
• Le Grand
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Grand
  • Le Grand is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 923 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Grand <4>
• 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.<2> 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 <4>
• Gladbrook
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladbrook
  • Gladbrook is located in Tama County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gladbrook <4>

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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gladstone. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Tama County: www.tamacounty.org/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/