Welcome to Glidewell ...
Glidewell is located in the Missouri Ozarks.
Glidewell is located in Greene County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Glidewell, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.
Glidewell is 1,170 feet [357 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Glidewell lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Glidewell: 417
Communities Also Named Glidewell ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Glidewell - it's located in Pennsylvania.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Glidewell.
Communities near Glidewell ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Glidewell.
- Springfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Nixa
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixa
- Nixa is located in Christian County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,330 people
- Former name for Nixa:
- Faught
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nixa <3>
- Republic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Republic have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
- Republic is located in Christian County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,481 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Republic <3>
- Battlefield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Battlefield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
- Battlefield is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,665 people
- Willard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Willard is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,736 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willard <3>
- Rogersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Strafford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strafford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford
- Strafford is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,502 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strafford <3>
- Fair Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Grove
- Fair Grove is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,540 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Grove <3>
- Ash Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fremont Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fremont Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont Hills
- Fremont Hills is located in Christian County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 936 people
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 Glidewell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Glidewell.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Glidewell. 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 Glidewell.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Glidewell. See our Newspapers Page for Glidewell.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glidewell ...
Looking for more information about Glidewell? 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 Glidewell, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Glidewell.
Adding Glidewell to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Glidewell 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 Glidewell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Glidewell post office opened in 1895.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Glidewell.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Greene, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Glidewell - 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/ |