Welcome to West Gladstone ...

West Gladstone is located in the central region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

West Gladstone is located in Delta County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Gladstone, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for West Gladstone: W. Gladstone

West Gladstone is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: West Gladstone lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: While West Gladstone is in the Eastern Time Zone, the area just to the south is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for West Gladstone: 906

Communities near West Gladstone ...

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

• Escanaba
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Escanaba is located in Delta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escanaba
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,101 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Escanaba <3>
• Chandler
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Chandler is located in Delta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
• Wells
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Wells is located in Delta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
• Flat Rock
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Flat Rock is located in Delta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
• Brampton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Brampton is located in Delta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brampton
• Garth
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Garth is located in Delta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garth
• Rapid River
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Rapid River is located in Delta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapid River
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rapid River <3>
• Cornell
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cornell is located in Delta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornell <3>
• Hyde
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hyde is located in Delta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde
• Maplewood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Maplewood is located in Delta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Gladstone ...

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

Adding West Gladstone to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West 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 (so far) for West Gladstone was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Gladstone.