Welcome to Gladwin ...

Gladwin is located in Louisa County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Gladwin, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gladwin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

Gladwin is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Gladwin is within the boundaries of the (319) area code.

Communities Also Named Gladwin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Gladwin - they are located in British Columbia, Michigan and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Gladwin ...

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

• Washington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,206 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <4>
• West Liberty
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
  • West Liberty is located in Muscatine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Liberty <4>
• Kalona
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kalona have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalona
  • Kalona is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,560 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalona <4>
• Wapello
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapello
  • Wapello is located in Louisa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,999 people
• Columbus Junction
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Junction
  • Columbus Junction is located in Louisa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus Junction <4>
• Lone Tree
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree
  • Lone Tree is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,384 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Tree <4>
• Winfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
  • Winfield is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,073 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <4>
• Riverside
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Riverside is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,021 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <4>
• Fruitland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
  • Fruitland is located in Muscatine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
• Wayland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
  • Wayland is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayland <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 Gladwin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gladwin.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gladwin ...

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

Adding Gladwin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gladwin 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 Gladwin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Gladwin post office opened in 1905.

We also found Gladwin on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gladwin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Louisa County: www.louisacountyiowa.org/

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