Welcome to Gladden ...

Gladden is located in Dent County<1>.

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

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

Gladden is 1,280 feet [390 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Gladden lies within the (573) area code.

Communities Also Named Gladden ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Gladden - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Gladden ...

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

• Salem
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Dent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <4>
• Bunker
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bunker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker
  • Bunker is located in Dent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunker <4>
• Doss
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss
  • Doss is located in Dent County
• Jadwin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jadwin
  • Jadwin is located in Dent County
• Darien
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darien have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
  • Darien is located in Dent County
• Akers
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akers
  • Akers is located in Shannon County
• Jack
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
  • Jack is located in Dent County
• Greeley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
  • Greeley is located in Reynolds County
• Round Spring
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Spring
  • Round Spring is located in Shannon County
• Coulstone
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coulstone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulstone
  • Coulstone is located in Dent County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gladden ...

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

Adding Gladden to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gladden 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 Gladden was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Gladden on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gladden.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/