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Welcome to Gladhurst ...

Gladhurst is located in Pike County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gladhurst, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.

Gladhurst is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Gladhurst: 601 & 769<3>

Communities near Gladhurst ...

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

  • McComb
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Franklinton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Kentwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Kentwood is located in Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,452 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kentwood <4>
  • Magnolia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Summit
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Tylertown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Tangipahoa
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Osyka
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Smithburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Smithburg is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
  • Mount Hermon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gladhurst ...

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

Adding Gladhurst to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gladhurst 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 Gladhurst was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Gladhurst post office opened in 1901. The Gladhurst post office closed in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gladhurst.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Pike, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gladhurst - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Gladhurst area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Gladhurst area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/